Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct Speech adalah kalimat yang diucapkan langsung dari si pembicara. Kalimat tersebut tidak diubah atau ditambah.

Indirect Speech adalah kalimat yang berasal dari kalimat langsung yang diceritakan kembali dalam bentuk yang lain.

Contoh :

1.      My mom says, “I am  tired”

My mom says that she is tired

2.      Ayu says to me, “I will go to supermarket”

Ayu says to me that she will go to supermarket

3.      My dad said to me, “I will go to work”

My dad said to me that he would go to work

4.      Adri had said to Nurul, “You were tired”

Adri had said to Nurul that she had been tired

5.      Adri has said to Nurul, “I love you”

Adri has said to Nurul that he loves her

6.      Nurul asked, “Do you go to Yogyakarta?”

Nurul asked whether I went to Yogyakarta

7.      Intan asked, “Do you bring your homework?”

Intan asked whether I brought my homework

8.      Dhea had asked, “Where will you go tomorrow?”

Dhea had asked where I would go the following day.

9.      My teacher has asked, “what’s your favourite food?”

My teacher has asked what  my favourite food  is

10.  Adri asked, “Do you want to be my girlfriend?”

Adri asked whether I wanted to be his girlfriend