5V direct and indirect speech

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Direct and indirect speech

Direct vs. Indirect speech

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Q: What happens when you rewrite a direct speech to an indirect speech? 

How do you write a sentence in indirect speech?

1. Your indirect speech sentence should look like this: 
   name/personal pronoun + said/told (that) + what was said:
2. 
   
3. The man said that he had been away for 5 years. 
4. 
   

Direct speech

"How old are you?" the man asked.

The little boy looked at the man suspiciously for a minute and then said, "I am twenty-six."

His mother lifted her head from the book. "He is four," she said, smiling at the little boy.

"Is that so?" the man said politely to the little boy, "Twenty-six." 

He nodded his head at the mother across the aisle. "Is that your mother?"

The little boy leaned forward to look and then said, "Yes, that's her."

Indirect speech

The man asked the boy how old he was.

The little boy looked at the man suspiciously for a minute and then said that he was twenty-six.

His mother lifted her head from the book. She said he was four, smiling at the little boy.

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Rewriting: Direct -> Indirect

• Van direct naar indirect speech ga je altijd één stap terug in de tijd met alle ww.

Direct: "I am not going to the party" said Amy.

Indirect: Amy said that she was not going to the party.

Stapje terug in de tijd

I work -> I worked

I am working -> I was working

I have worked --> I had worked

I worked  -> I had worked

Veranderingen

Bij indirect speech verander je ook vaak het persoonlijk voornaamwoord, bezittelijk voornaamwoord en de tijdsaanduiding in de zin.

Trish: 'We don't like shopping.'
Trish said (that) they didn't like shopping.

Veranderingen

Shane: 'My father and I will do it right now.'
Shane said (that) his father and he would do it straight away.

Paula: 'I did my homework last Friday.'
Paula said (that) she had done her homework the Friday before.'

Henk: "I hate doing homework."

1. Henk said he hates doing homework.
2. Henk said he was hating doing homework.
3. Henk said he hated doing homework.
4. Henk hates homework.

Mum: "Dad has never been late in his life."

1. Mum said dad had never been late in his life.
2. Mum said dad was never late in his life.
3. Mum said dad has never been late in his life.
4. Mum said dad was never been late in his life.

Rewrite in indirect speech:
"I have just finished the analysis."
- The doctor said ...

Rewrite in indirect speech:
"I will help you"
- Amy said ...

Rewrite in indirect speech:
"It may cost some money, but it will be great to visit New York."
John said ...

Write indirect speech: Peter: "I really must eat a healthier diet".
Peter said....