Activity 12 – Identify whether the following sentences are in Direct or Indirect Speech

Question

Identify whether the following sentences are in Direct or Indirect Speech:

1. He said, “I am busy.”
2. The master said that the clerk would not attend the office that day.
3. The student said that she had left her bag there.
4. She said, “I am leaving for Delhi now”.

Answer

• Direct Speech:
  • i) He said, “I am busy.”
  • iv) She said, “I am leaving for Delhi now”
• Indirect Speech:
  • ii) The master said that the clerk would not attend the office that day.
  • iii) The student said that she had left her bag there.