direct speech
/dəˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/noun
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प्रत्यक्ष कथन (वक्ता के ज्यों-के-त्यों शब्द)
Core word
noun
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[U] grammar
a speaker's actual words, written inside quotation marks
प्रत्यक्ष कथन (वक्ता के ज्यों-के-त्यों शब्द)
- In direct speech we write: Radhika said, 'I am ready.'
- Change the following sentences from direct speech into indirect speech.
- Use inverted commas around words in direct speech.
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- The story is told mostly in direct speech, which makes it lively.
- Changing direct speech to reported speech often changes the tense.
Opposite indirect speech reported speech
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
indirect speech reported speech
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in direct speech, the reporting verb is followed by a comma and the spoken words begin with a capital letter inside quotation marks.
Direct speech में reporting verb के बाद comma आता है और बोले गए शब्द quotation marks के अंदर capital letter से शुरू होते हैं।