Direct and Indirect Speech, yang juga kita kenal dengan istilah lain yaitu Reported Speech. Direct Speect adalah kalimat yang diucapkan secara langsung oleh pembicara dan jika ditulis kalimat tersebut akan diberi tanda kutip. Sedangkan Indirect Speech adalah kalimat yang kita laporkan kepada orang lain secara tidak langsung dan tanpa diberi koma.
EXAMPLE DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH :
1. D : She says to her friend, “ I have been reading “
I : She says to her friend that he has been reading
2. D : He will say, “ The girl wasn’t ugly “
I : He will tell them that the girl wasn’t ugly
3. D : Reza said, “ I’m very sleepy “
I : Reza said that he was very sleepy
4. D : He has told you, “ I am writing “
I : He has told you that he is writing
5. D : Mother said to her son, “ study hard “
I : Mothe advised her son to study hard
6. D : My friend said to me, “ I don’t like football “
I : My friend said to me that he didn’t like football
7. D : She said, “ I didn’t go to campus
I : She said that she hadn’t gone to campus this morning
8. D : Rikza says, “ I have seen that movies “
I : Rikza says that she has seen that movies
9. D : Mother asked her, “ Don’t go there alone “
I : Mother asked her not to go there alone
10. D : Father asked robi, “ Don’t smoke too much “
