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The document discusses the differences between direct and indirect speech. Direct speech quotes the exact words spoken, while indirect speech reports the general idea without quotation marks. When changing direct speech to indirect speech, verb tenses and words like pronouns may need to be changed depending on the tense of the reporting verb or the speaker being referred to. Time, place and other deictic references are also typically changed to reflect when the message is being reported rather than when it
- Author
- Niamatullah Khan
- Language
- EN