Direct Speech and Indirect Speech

Direct Speech

A direct speech is when you need to put in speech marks “” like that at the beginning and at the end of the speech. Here is an example.

“Can you go and get some milk?” Mum asked.

Indirect Speech

Indirect speech is when you don’t need to put in speech marks here is an example.

Tom said to the children to come inside as it was dinner time.

When To Use Speech Marks

When you use speech marks you need to make sure that you have speech marks at the beginning and the end and make sure that you put the punctuation   inside of the speech marks here is an example.

“Have you done all your Homework?” asked the teacher

By Rhianna

Primary 7