🔤 Direct And Indirect Speech

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URDU

سیدھی اور غیر سیدھی گفتگو
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
seedha aur ghair seedha guftagu
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ENGLISH

📚phrase
direct and indirect speech
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: / dɪˈrɛkt ənd ɪnˈdɪrɛkt spiːʧ /
Phonetic: di- rekt and in-di- rekt speech
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DEFINITION

Direct speech is quoting someone's exact words, while indirect speech reports the essence of someone's words without quoting them exactly.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

He said, “I am going to the market,” which is direct speech. In indirect speech, he said that he was going to the market.
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SYNONYMS

quoted speech reported speech
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