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Direct and


                    19                  Indirect Speech










                                                                                     Warm-up


                Correct the errors in the use of punctuation in these sentences.


                1.  He asked, ‘Where are you going’?



                2.  Sonia said ‘I am glad to meet you.’



                3.  Gitika said, ‘we love to watch cricket.’



                4.  Jayant said, I will do the task immediately.’




                5.  The old beggar cried, ‘I have won a lottery!’.



                6.  Father said, ‘If you work hard, you will pass.



                7.  The teacher said, Mala, ‘you are singing well.’




                8.  ‘Which way did the man go,’ asked the policeman.







                       When the exact words of the speaker are quoted, we use direct speech.

                       When the words of the speaker are reported, it is called indirect speech.





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