Direct & Reported Speech | Writing

Direct speech is exactly what someone has said. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said.

One characteristic of direct speech is that direct speech uses quotation marks ("").

One characteristic of reported speech is that it is usually past tense.

It is good to understand the differences between direct and reported speech so that people know if someone is speaking or telling what someone else has said.

LI: To identify reported and direct speech.