English Grammar Direct And Indirect Speech Rules Chart. Direct and indirect speech. A pronoun of the first person i my me our we in direct speech is changed in the indirect to the same person as the subject of the introductory verb e g.
The message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in his own actual words without any change. Direct and indirect narration rules chart with examples. Direct speech indirect speech direct speech indirect speech alex said it is good time now to see him alex said that it was good time then to see him.
In exam you have to find direct sentence from multiple choice options because examiners give indirect sentence in question paper and vice versa.
In order to do this you can use the grammar structure named direct or quoted speech or indirect or reported speech. Examples of conversion of direct speech into indirect speech have been given. Direct and indirect narration rules chart with examples. Modal verbs are changed in indirect speech like can into could may into might must into had to.
