DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct and Indirect Speech, yang juga kita kenal dengan istilah lain yaitu Reported Speech.

            Direct Speect adalah kalimat yang diucapkan secara langsung oleh pembicara dan jika ditulis kalimat tersebut akan diberi tanda kutip.

            Indirect Speech adalah kalimat yang kita laporkan kepada orang lain secara tidak langsung dan tanpa diberi koma.


EXAMPLE DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH :

      D : She says to her friend, “ I have been reading “          

      D : He will say, “ The girl wasn’t ugly “

      D : Reza said, “ I’m very sleepy “

      D : He has told you, “ I am writing “

      D : Mother said to her son, “ study hard “

      D : My friend said to me, “ I don’t like football “

      D : She said, “ I didn’t go to campus

      D : Rikza says, “ I have seen that movies “

      D : Mother asked her, “ Don’t go there alone “

    .  D : Father asked robi, “ Don’t smoke too much “

      INDIRECT SPEECH

I : She says to her friend that he has been reading

I : He will tell them that the girl wasn’t ugly

I : Reza said that he was very sleepy

I : He has told you that he is writing

I : Mothe advised her son to study hard

I : My friend said to me that he didn’t like football

I : She said that she hadn’t gone to campus this morning

I : Rikza says that she has seen that movies

I : Mother asked her not to go there alone

I : Father asked robi not to smoke too much

Referensi:

Jack, Saharuddin Hasan. 2003. The Easiest Way of Comprehending English Grammar. Jakarta : Batavia Press
Djauhari, Imam D. 1996. Mastery on English Grammar. Surabaya : Indah Surabaya