Direct and indirect discourse

Answer 1

Statements which give the thought of another in his own words are said to be direct quotations or direct discourse; for example:

1. John said, "I will come."

2. William writes, "The sleighing is excellent."

3. The order is, "Come at once."

4. The question is, Shall we go ?

Statements which give the substance of another's thought in a somewhat different form are said to be indirect quotations ox indirect discourse; for example:

5. John said that he would come.

6. William wrote that the sleighing was excellent.

7. The order was to come at once.

8. The question was whether we should go.

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Answer 2

Direct dialogue is when there are quotes around the thing that someone is saying. An example is: "Hello, how are you?"

Indirect dialogue is when quotes are not put around the thing that someone is saying. An example is: Jim said hello and then asked how you are.

This two types of dialogue can be found in text and speech and while there are not quotes being used when someone uses direct dialogue out loud, they still never state who is talking.

Answer 3

indirect discourse is a part of a sspeech

indirect discourse is indirect discourse

Answer 4

Direct discourse describes the reporting of what someone said in another context. This generally involves quotes around what the person said.