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A one-page CAPS Grade 6 English poster on direct and reported speech (Grammar), with the key ideas, key words and a tip to remember.
Direct speech gives the exact words that a person says. The words go inside quotation marks.
Nomsa said, “I love the sea.”
The guide asked, “Can you hear me?”
“We can leave now,” said the guide.
Reported speech tells what was said, but not in the exact words. It has no quotation marks. We often add that. Pronouns change: I becomes he or she, and we becomes they.
Nomsa said that she loved the sea.
The verb usually moves one step into the past.
She said, “I like tea.” becomes She said that she liked tea.
He asked, “Where is the library?” becomes He asked where the library was.
She said, “Sit down.” becomes She told us to sit down.
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