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    DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Direct Speech - saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech). - what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word. For example: She said‚ "Today’s lesson is on presentations.” Or "Today’s lesson is on presentations‚" she said. - Indirect Speech (sometimes called reported speech)‚ doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said‚ it doesn’t have to be word for word. -

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    Direct & Indirect Speech การนำคำพูดของคนอื่น ๆ ไปบอกเล่าใครฟังมีวิธีพูดได้ 2 วิธีคือ 1. ยกคำพูดเดิมไปบอกทั้งหมด (Direct Speech)      [pic] Nicole says‚ "I am going to the movie."      [pic]Judy says to me‚  "get out" 2. ดัดแปลงคำพูดเดิมเป็นคำพูดของผู้เล่าเอง (Indirect Speech)      [pic] Nicole says that she is going to the movies.      [pic]Judy tells me to get out. การเปลี่ยนประโยคคำพูดจาก  Direct Speech  หรือ  Indirect Speech   มี 3 ประเภท 1.  Indirect

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    Table for change in tense of reported speech for all TENSES.      TENSE CHANGE - IN - INDIRECT SPEECH      Present simple tense into Past simple      Present Continuous tense into Past continuous      Present Perfect tense into Pas perfect       Present Perfect Continuous into Past perfect continuous      Past simple into Past Perfect      Past Continuous into Past Perfect Continuous      Past Perfect into Past Perfect      Future simple‚ will into would       Future Continuous‚ will be into would

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    Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov COURSE PAPER THEME: IMPERATIVES AS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS Faculty: LIC Year: 3rd Group: tourism 1st Student: Nare Yeremyan Supervisor: Gayane Barseghyan Yerevan 2011 INTRODUCTION At present it has become quite obvious that a good amount of comprehension must be ascribed not to the rules of language‚ but to our ability to infer what the speaker’s intentions are in saying what he says. Linguists try to explain this

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    DIRECT AND INDIRECT In this section‚ We are going to see How the conversion of Direct to Indirect Speech and Indirect to Direct Speech is done? We may report the words of a speaker in two ways. 1. Direct Speech We may quote the actual words of the speaker as it is. This method is called Direct Speech. 2. Indirect Speech We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech. Example: • Direct: Clinton said‚ “I am very busy now

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    Topic: Direct and Indirect Speech We may report the words of a speaker in two ways:- (i). we may quote his actual words. This is called Direct Speech. (ii). We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This is called Indirect Speech. For example: Direct: Ahmed said‚ “I am very busy now”. Indirect: Ahmed said that he was busy then. Direct Speech is that form of narration in which the actual words of a speaker are reported. It may

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    their cash flow statement using the direct or indirect method‚ and both methods report net cash flow from operating activities. Direct/Indirect Cash Flow The main difference between the direct method and the indirect method involves the cash flows from operating activities‚ the first section of the statement of cash flows. Direct Method‚ the cash flows from operating activities will include the amounts (cash from customers‚ and cash paid to suppliers). Indirect shows net income followed by adjustment’s

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    Similes The simile is a figure of speech that describes something by comparing or establishing its similarity to something else‚ using ‘like’ or ‘as’. This device makes the description more emphatic. Similes are written in the following forms: 1. [subject] [verb] AS [adjective] AS...[noun] The athlete was AS nimble AS a cat. 1. [subject] [verb] LIKE...[noun]  This food tastes LIKE garbage. He drives LIKE a maniac. Here are some common examples of similes‚ with their meanings: ...as

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    CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………....................3 Chapter 1: Speech Act Theory…………………………………...................5 Chapter 2: Indirect Speech Acts in English………………........................10 Conclusion…………………………………………..………................…..15 References……………………………………………..………...................17 INTRODUCTION Language is an inseparable part of our everyday lives. It is the main tool used to transmit messages‚ to communicate ideas‚ thoughts and opinions. It situates us in the

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    DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH    PRESENT TENSE                  PRESENT SIMPLE changes into PAST SIMPLE He said‚ “I write a letter” She said‚ “he goes to school daily” They said‚ “we love our country” He said‚ “he does not like computer” He said that he wrote a letter. He said that she went to school daily. They said that they loved their country He said that he did not like computer.    PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST CONTINUOUS He said‚ “he is listening to the music” She said‚ “I am

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