This sentence is an indirect quotation - James said that he is a garbologist.
An indirect quotation, sometimes called indirect speech or reported speech, reports someone's words without quoting word for word eg
A direct quotation or direct speech gives the exact words of a speaker or writer, with quotation marks:
James said " I am a garbologist".
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∙ 9y ago1. Direct quotation. 2. Indirect Quotation. 3. Block Quotation
An embedded quotation is a quotation that is worked into the sentence that contains it.
Quotation marks are used for direct quotes only. Indirect quotes are paraphrased and do not need quotation marks.
If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the verb in the indirect quotation should also be in the present tense. This maintains consistency in the overall tense of the sentence.
He asked, "What is an indirect quotation?"
"They gave you a bonus" is the sentence which contains an indirect object.
The sentence 'Tim invited you to a soccer game' is neither an indirect object nor a direct object. It is a sentence. It CONTAINS an indirect object ('a soccer game') and a direct object ('you'). It also contains a subject ('Tim'), a verb ('invited'), and a preposition ('to').
"They gave me a bonus" is the sentence which contains an indirect object.
"They gave you a bonus" is the sentence which contains an indirect object.
There is no indirect object in the sentence "we recycle newspapers." The sentence contains a subject "we," a verb "recycle," and a direct object "newspapers."
Which of these sentences contains an indirect object? *
I can't think of a relevant quotation. This sentence should not be bracketed by quotation marks.