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Grade 7 English

Direct and Reported


Speech
Let’s Play!

GUESS
WHO?
INSTRUCTION.
Election day is fast approaching, and wherever we
go, we hear and see the faces of the different
presidential aspirants on different platforms. I am sure
that some of you have watched presidential interviews
on TV or have seen some videos of your presidential
bet on social media. Now, to see if you already know
all of them, I prepared here some familiar words that
came from these chosen presidential aspirants.
Guess Who!
GUESS WHO?

He said that it is UNITY that will


allow the country to move forward.
He said that it is UNITY that will allow
the country to move forward.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.


GUESS WHO?

"I cannot, in good conscience, be part


of any activity organized by a man
wanted for detestable crimes and who
unconscionably used the name of the
Lord in vain for religious scams."
"I cannot, in good conscience, be
part of any activity organized by a
man wanted for detestable crimes
and who unconscionably used the
name of the Lord in vain for
religious scams.“
Manny Pacquiao
GUESS WHO?

“Awakening sa akin iyon eh,” he


said, referring to the movie. “I was
awakened by the fact na pwedeng
ma-execute ang taong inosente.”
“Awakening sa akin iyon eh,” he
said, referring to the movie. “I
was awakened by the fact na
pwedeng ma-execute ang taong
inosente.”
Panfilo Lacson
GUESS WHO?

"The last man standing


will still be a woman."
"The last man standing
will still be a woman.“
VP Leni Robredo
GUESS WHO?

He said that he didn’t agree that the


New People’s Army was simply made
up of terrorists, and that he sees them
as a revolutionary group calling for
social change and justice.
He said that he didn’t agree that the
New People’s Army was simply
made up of terrorists, and that he
sees them as a revolutionary group
calling for social change and
justice.
Ka Leody De Guzman
Objectives
Correctly identify the direct and indirect
speech through the given sentences by pairing
them using Interacty.
Genuinely sympathize to one's feelings by
choosing the appropriate direct or indirect
sentences that correspond to their emotion
using Wordwall.
Accurately locate the proper conversion of
each direct sentence to indirect speech using
Wordwall.
Direct Speech Reported/Indirect Speech
“I will buy a laptop for you.” My dad said he would buy a laptop for me.
Direct Speech
The message of the speaker is conveyed or reported
in his own actual words without any change. it is
also known as quoted speech. The exact message of
the speaker is enclosed by quotation marks "..."

Examples:
 The boy said, "I ate pancakes.”
 "Many men like to borrow rice from me,” Mang Cesar
said.
Direct Speech commonly has a
Reporting Clause, Reporting Verb, Reported Clause, Reported Verb.

Examples:

Reporting Clause
The boy said, "I ate pancakes.”
Reporting Verb
The boy said, "I ate pancakes.”
Reported Clause
The boy said, "I ate pancakes.”
Reported Verb
The boy said, "I ate pancakes.”
Reported Speech
Is also known as INDIRECT SPEECH. it is a
report on what someone else said or wrote
without using that person's exact words. unlike
direct speech, it doesn't have quotation marks.

Examples:
The boy said that he had eaten pancakes.
Mang Cesar said that many men like to
borrow rice from him.
Rules in Writing Direct Speech
Place the exact words spoken between the open and close
quotation marks (“ ”)
Place a comma ( , ) before the close quotation to separate the
words of the speaker from the words of explanation.
 Necessary punctuation marks are put before the close quotation
marks.

Analyze the following examples:


1. “You must study well,” said carol.
2. She asks, “What time you be home tonight?”
3. “The house is on fire!” shouted the man.
Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
1. Changes in the Person of the Pronouns
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
I HE/SHE
YOU (SINGULAR) HE/SHE
HE/SHE HE/SHE
WE THEY
YOU (PLURAL) THEY
THEY THEY
Example:
Direct Speech: “I hate spicy food,” said Ana.
Reported Speech: Ana said that she hated spicy food.
*The subject “I” is changed to “she”
Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
2. Changes in the Verb Tense

If the verb of saying is in the present tense, in the reported


speech, the verb must also be in the present.

Direct Speech: He says, “I do not know.”

Reported Speech: He says (that) he does not know.


Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
2. Changes in the Verb Tense

 If the verb of saying is in the past tense, in the reported speech, the
verb must also be in the past tense.

Direct Speech: He said, “I don’t know.”

Reported Speech: He said (that) he didn’t know


Changes in the Tense of the Verb
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Present Simple Past
The man said, “I like shoes.” The man said that he liked
shoes.
Present Progressive Past Progressive
My mom said, “My little sister My mom said that my little
is sleeping.” sister was sleeping.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
They said, “We have prepared They said that they had
snacks.” prepared snacks.
Changes in the Tense of the Verb
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Past Past Perfect
The coach announced, “The The coach announced that the
training started.” training had started.
Past Progressive Past Perfect Progressive
Dan said, “The players were Dan said that the players had been
running running around the oval.
around the oval.”
Past Perfect Past Perfect
The woman said, “I had worked The woman said that she had
abroad.” worked abroad.
Changes in Modal Verb

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH


Will/Shall Would/Shall
Can Could
May Might
Must Must/Had To
Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
3. Conversion of Interrogative and Imperative Direct Speech
The verb said or said to is changed to asked, demanded, or
inquired.

For Yes-No Questions: Use “if or whether" instead of that in the


reported speech.

Direct Speech: Joseph said to Jana, “Will you attend the flag
ceremony?”

Reported speech: Joseph asked Jana if she would attend the flag
ceremony.
Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
3. Conversion of Interrogative and Imperative Direct Speech

The verb said or said to is changed to asked, demanded, or inquired.

For Wh-Questions: Use the Wh- word in the reported speech too.

Direct Speech: “Why are you crying, Ana?” he asked.

Reported Speech: He asked Ana why she was crying.


Rules in changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
4. Other significant word changes from direct speech to reported speech

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH


Said/Said to/Told Requested/Ordered/Commanded
Note! Words
indicating time
Now Then
need to be change Today That day
Tomorrow The next day
Tonight That Night
This That
These Those
When to use Direct Speech
When we simply repeat what someone says,
putting the phrase between speech marks. (“
”)
Paul came in and said, “I’m really hungry.”
It is very common to see direct speech
used in books and in newspaper articles.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, “It is UNITY that will


allow the country to move forward.”
When to use Reported Speech
When we want to report what someone
said without speech marks and without
necessarily using the exact same words.

Direct speech: “We’re quite cold in here.”


Indirect Speech: They said that they were cold.
LET’S RECAP
Direct Speech Reported Speech
1. The exact words spoken are 1. Verb tenses usually shift back
reproduced in speech marks a tense (past tense?
(also known as quotation 2. Pronouns often need to
marks or inverted commas “ change, to change the point of
”.) view.
2. Put a comma before the 3. Words indicating place, and
quotation to separate the time need to change.
reporting clause and reported 4. Place the word “that” before
clause. the speaker. (You may omit
3. Be mindful of the necessary the word “that” if you want.
punctuation marks.
F I N D M Y MA T C H
INSTRUCTION:
1. Click the link provided in the
comment section.
2. Tap the word " Start".
3. Start finding the pair of the given
sentences by tapping the cards.
4. When you are done, type your
name and click "Submit".
F E E L I NG P R I NC ES S ?
INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Tap the link on the comment section.


2.If you cannot access the link, go to
“wordwall.com”
3.Enter your name then click “Start”.
4. Select the appropriate indirect or direct
speech sentence that corresponds to each
princess' feeling.
5. If you are done, click “Submit”.
PAC NA PAC INDayRECT
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Tap the link on the comment section.
2.If you cannot access the link, go to
“wordwall.com”
3.Enter your name then click “Start”.
4. Choose the corresponding indirect
speech by entering the right box. Be
careful to avoid the enemies that try to kill
you.
5. If you are done, click “Submit”.
THANK YOU!

See you next time!

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