(f) The tense of the speaker‘s words undergoes a change. (e) At the end of the sentence, only a full stop is put. (d) Conjunctions like that, to, if/whether are used to link the reporting verb and the reported speech. (c) There is no comma after the reporting verb. (b) Only the first letter of the sentence starts with a capital letter. (e) The tense of the speaker‘s words remains the same. (d) At the end of his actual words, a full stop or a question mark or a sign of exclamation is put according to the need of the sentence. (c) There is a comma after the reporting verb.
(b) His actual words start with a capital letter. (a) The Speaker‘s actual words are placed within inverted commas (―).
In an Indirect Speech, the essence of the Speaker‘s words is given.įor Example: Ravi said that Mohit had gone to Delhi. In a Direct Speech, the speaker‘s own words are quoted without making any change.įor example: Ravi said, ―Mohit has gone to Delhi.‖