Direct Speech and Reported Speech - STLCC
stlcc.edu › reported-speech-and-direct-speechDirect speech shows a person's exact words. Quotation marks ("....") are a sign that the words are the exact words that a person used. Example Hai asked, "Where are you going?" Manny replied, "I'm going home." Reported Speech Reported speech puts the speaker's words or ideas into a sentence without quotation marks. Noun clauses are usually used.