English grammar in simple Urdu/Hindi: Direct & Indirect

Direct speech is the exact words that a person has spoken, usually enclosed in quotation marks. It is a way to repeat or report what someone has said verbatim. For example:

"I am going to the store," said John.

Indirect speech, also known as reported speech, is a way to report or repeat what someone has said without using their exact words. It is often used to provide a summary or interpretation of what was said. For example:

John said that he was going to the store.

When using indirect speech, the tense of the verbs may change to reflect the fact that the original speech occurred in the past. Additionally, the pronouns and time references might also change, to reflect the shift in perspective.

It's important to note that when reporting speech, it's important to be accurate and to verify the quotation, to avoid confusion and misinformation.

This course gives the basic understanding of direct and indirect speech / narrations

Direct and indirect speech

1. Introduction of direct and indirect speech

2. What is reporting and reported speech

3. Basic changes to convert into indirect speech

4. Changes of tense in reported speech when reporting is in past

5. Other changes in reported speech

6. Indirect conversion when reporting speech is in present / future

7. Examples and practice

Direct and indirect speech: Interrogative sentences

1. Basic changes of indirect conversion

2. Indirect conversion with questions with auxiliary verb

3. Indirect conversion with questions with what, when, where, who, why & how

4. Examples and practice

Direct and indirect speech: Imperative sentences

1. What is imperative sentence

2. How to convert imperative sentence into indirect speech

3. Example and practice

Direct and indirect speech: Exclamatory sentences

1. What is exclamatory sentence

2. How to convert exclamatory sentence into indirect speech

3. Example and practice

Direct and indirect speech: Universal truths

1. What is Universal truth

2. How to convert Universal truth sentence into indirect speech

3. Example and practice