CBSE Class 8 English Reported Speech Narration Direct to Indirect Notes

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Reported Speech/Narration/Direct to Indirect
INTRODUCTION:-
Direct speech is also known as reported speech. In grammar,when we report someone else’s statement in our own words without any change in the meaning of the statement, it is called indirect speech. Quoting a person’s words without using his own word and bringing about any change in the meaning of the statement is a reported speech. Look at the following sentences:
CBSE Class 8 English Reported Speech Narration Direct to Indirect Notes
Direct Speech: She says, “I am a little bit nervous.”
 
Indirect Speech: She says that she is a little bit nervous.
 
In the first sentence, the reporter conveys the message of the girl using her actual words (e.g., “I am a little bit nervous.”) In the second sentence, the reporter conveys her message but in his own words without any change in the meaning. Thus, both direct and indirect speeches are two different ways of reporting a statement of person. In simple words, quoting a person using your own words is called an indirect speech.
 
Key Terminology
During the process, you will come across many important terms that you need to know better so that you can convert any direct speech into indirect speech easily and without any hassle. Consider the following sentences:
 
• Direct Speech: She says, “I am a little bit nervous.”
 
• Indirect Speech: She says that she is a little bit nervous.
 
Now consider the different grammatical aspects of both.
 
• Reporting Speech: The first part in the direct speech is called reporting speech.
 
• Reported Speech: The second part of the sentence, which is closed in inverted commas or quotation marks, is called reported speech.
 
• Reporting Verb: The verb of the reporting speech is called the reporting verb.
 
• Reported Verb: The verb of the reported speech is called the reported verb.
 
BASIC RULES:-

a) Changes in Person of Pronouns:

• 1st Person pronouns in reported speech are always changed according to the subject of the reporting speech.
 
• 2nd Person pronouns in reported speech are always changed according to the object of the reporting speech.
 
• 3rd Person pronouns in reported speech are not changed.
 
b) Changes in Verbs:
• If the reporting speech is in present tense or future tense, then no change is required to be made in the verb of reported speech. This verb could be in any tense i.e., present, past, or future. For example:
 
Direct Speech: He says, “I am ill.”
 
Indirect Speech: He says that he is ill.
 
Direct Speech: She says, “She sang a song.”
 
Indirect Speech: She says that she sang a song.
 
Direct Speech: You say, “I shall visit London.”
 
Indirect Speech: You say that you will visit London.
 
• If the reporting verb is in past tense, then reported verb will be changed as per the following criterion:
 
• Present indefinite tense is changed into past indefinite tense. For example:
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They take exercise every day.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they took exercise every day.
 
• Present continuous is changed into past continuous tense.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They are taking exercise every day.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they were taking exercise every day.
 
• Present perfect is changed into the past perfect tense.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They have taken exercise.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they had taken exercise.
 
• Present perfect continuous tense is changed into past perfect continuous tense.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They have been taking exercise since morning.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they had been taking exercise since morning.
 
• Past indefinite is changed into past perfect tense.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They took exercise.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they had taken exercise.
 
• Past continuous tense is changed into past perfect continuous tense.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They were taking exercise.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they had been taking exercise.
 
• No changes are required to be made into past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They had taken exercise.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they had taken exercise.
 
• In Future Tense, while no changes are made except shall and will are changed into would.
 
Direct Speech: They said, “They will take exercise.”
 
Indirect Speech: They said that they would take exercise
CBSE Class 8 English Reported Speech Narration Direct to Indirect Notes
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The rules above are mandatory for converting direct speech into indirect speech. Hence, they should be memorized thoroughly. The following examples cover all the aforementioned rules. So, focus on every sentence to know how the above-mentioned rules have been used here.

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Assertive Sentences

Sentences that make a statement are called assertive sentences. These sentences may be positive, negative, false, or true statements. To convert such sentences into indirect narration, use the rules as mentioned above except said is sometimes replaced with told. Look at the following examples:

• Direct Speech: She says, “I am writing a letter to my brother.”

Indirect Speech: She says that she is writing a letter to her brother.

• Direct Speech: She says, “I was not writing a letter to my brother.”

Indirect Speech: She says that she was not writing a letter to her brother.

• Direct Speech: She said to me, “I am writing a letter to my brother.”

Indirect Speech: She told me that she was writing a letter to her brother.

 

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