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Class 9 English Grammar Reported Speech

The document explains reported speech, which includes both direct and indirect speech, detailing the rules and examples for each. Direct speech involves quoting the exact words of the speaker, while indirect speech paraphrases the speaker's words without quoting them directly. It also covers changes in tenses, pronouns, and adverbs when converting direct speech to reported speech.

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Class 9 English Grammar Reported Speech

The document explains reported speech, which includes both direct and indirect speech, detailing the rules and examples for each. Direct speech involves quoting the exact words of the speaker, while indirect speech paraphrases the speaker's words without quoting them directly. It also covers changes in tenses, pronouns, and adverbs when converting direct speech to reported speech.

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Class 9 English Grammar Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect)

Reported Speech – Reported speech refers to recording the speaker’s speech, whether it is done directly
by recording the speaker’s words or indirectly by recording the speaker’s words but changing them.

For example
Direct speech – Priya said, “I’d like to have an apple.”

Priya said is the reporting verb.


“I’d like to have an apple.” is the reported speech.

Reporting Verb Reported Speech

The part of the sentence which is


The part of the under inverted commas is called
sentence which is reporting speech. The second part
not in the inverted of the sentence refers to some
commas is called other person, universal facts,
the reported verb. imaginary parts, historical facts,
happening events, etc.

Direct Speech
It refers to reporting the exact words spoken by the speaker. There is no change in the verb or the
sentence.

Rules of Direct Speech


• Speech should be opened with quotations or inverted commas.
• The word said is used to connect two sentences.
• Reporting clause should be used at the end of the sentence.
• At the end of the sentence full stop should be placed.

Let us look at some examples


1. Rahul said, “Saina Nehwal has won the match against PV Sindhu.”
2. Krish says, “I am having my dinner.”

Indirect Speech
It is the speech that tells what someone has said but it does not explain the actual words spoken by the
person. It just conveys the basic narration of what is being said to the third person.

Rules of Indirect Speech


• Past tense is used when the situation is uncertain.
• The present tense of the sentence is changed to the past tense in indirect speech.
• Universal facts tense remains the same.
• The use of the word “that” connects the reported verb and reported speech.

Let us look at some examples


1. Shivani said that she enjoyed watching the movie Titanic.
2. My mother says that she is eating watermelon.

Changing direct speech into reported speech


1. Change in tenses
• When the reporting verb is in the simple present tense or simple future tense, the verb in reported
speech does not change.
• When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the verb and reported speech is changed into the
corresponding past tense.
2. There are three situations in which, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense, we do not change
the tenses in the reported speech.
• The reported speech expresses a universal truth or a habitual fact.
• The reported speech has two clauses, both in the past.
• The reported speech describes a situation which still exists when the speech is reported.
3. Change in personal pronouns and possessive adjectives.
• Pronouns in the third person and their possessive adjectives do not change in reported speech.
• Pronoun of the second person and its corresponding possessive adjective change into the same
person as the object of the reporting verb.
• First person pronouns and the possessive adjectives in direct speech change into the same person
as the subject of the reporting verb in indirect speech.
Change of Pronouns
Direct Speech Reported Speech

I He, she

Me Him, her

We They

Us Them

You He, she, they

You Him, her, them

My His, her

Mine His, hers

Our Their

Ours Theirs

Your His, her, their

Yours His, hers, theirs


Change in Tenses
Direct Speech Reported Speech

is/am/are Was/were

Was/were Had been

Had been (No change)

Has/have Had

Had (No change)

Do Did

Did Had done

Had done (No change)

Will/shall Would/Should

Must Had to

Would/Should/Might/could/Ought to (No change)


Change of Adverbs of Place and Adverbs of Time
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Here There

Now Then

Today That day

Tomorrow The next day / The following day

Yesterday The previous day

Tonight That night

Last week The week before

Next week The week after

Last month The previous month

Next month The following month

Last year The previous year

Next year The following year

Ago Before

Thus So
Change of Modal Verbs
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Will Would

May Might

Can Could

Shall Should

Has/Have Had

Exercise on Reported Speech (Practice Questions)


A Convert the following sentences into reported speech.
1. Sana said, “Mother, where have you kept my new pair of jeans?”
2. Mother said to her friend, “My daughter sang well, didn’t she?”
3. Sita said to him, “Will you play today?”
4. He said, “May you succeed in your venture, my daughter.”
5. She said, “Oh! What a lovely dress.”
6. Mridula asked Manisha, “Did you buy the magic show tickets?”
7. He said, ”Let’s go to the market.”
8. They said, “Alas! We have lost our way in the forest.”
9. Akbar said to HImesh, “A very happy birthday.”
10. The chemistry teacher said to her students, “You have understood the experiment, haven’t you?”
11. Reena said, “I think the book is too expensive.”
12. He said, “Oh! I have met you after a long time.”
13. The compere announced, “The chief guest will reach here any moment.”
14. The fisherman said to the customer, “The fish is fresh and will taste good.”
15. Rahul said, “Are you exhausted today?”

Answers
1. Sana asked her mother where she had kept her new pair of jeans.
2. Mother asked her friend if her daughter had sung well.
3. Sita asked him whether he would play that day.
4. He wished that his daughter might succeed in her venture.
5. She exclaimed with admiration that it was a lovely dress.
6. Mridula asked Manisha if she had bought the magic show tickets.
7. He suggested that they should go to the market.
8. They exclaimed with regret that they had lost their way in the forest.”
9. Akbar wished HImesh a very happy birthday.
10. The chemistry teacher asked the students if they had understood the experiment.
11. Reena thought that the book was too expensive.
12. He exclaimed with surprise that he had met her after a long time.
13. The compere announced that the chief guest would reach there any moment.
14. The fisherman said to the customer that the fish was fresh and would taste good.
15. Rahul asked if I was exhausted that day.

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