Direct & Indirect Speech
- 1. Sumber : Dwellers of The Night – Anthony Barnhart (Hal. 32)
Direct : “Can I kiss you?” he asks tenderly.
Indirect : He asked me if he could kiss me.
- 2. Sumber : 4.50 From Paddington – Agatha Christie (Hal. 30)
Direct : "I don't know," said young
Leonard, "I don't think she said exactly."
Indirect : Leonard said that he didn’t know and didn’t
think she said exactly.
- 3. Sumber : A Murder is Announced – Agatha Christie (Hal. 66)
Direct : "But Letty didn't give it to
him," Miss Bunner put in breathlessly.
Indirect : Miss Bunner said that she had not given
it to him.
- 4. Sumber : A Pocket Full of Rye – Agatha Christie (hal 61)
Direct : "What's up?" he said.
"Something wrong - eh?"
Indirect : He asked whether something was wrong.
- 5. Sumber : After The Funeral – Agatha Christie (Hal. 109)
Direct : Susan said sharply "Shut up, Greg. Mr
Entwhistle doesn't mean anything -"
Indirect : Susan said that he didn’t mean anything.
- 6. Sumber : Black Coffee – Agatha Christie (Hal. 71)
Direct : "Yes," Hastings confirmed.
"I noticed her laying it down there just
before she left the room."
Indirect : Hastings said that he had noticed her
laying it down there just before she left the room.
- 7. Sumber : Cat Among The Pigeons – Agatha Christie (Hal. 86)
Direct : "Don't be silly, Jennifer," said
her mother.
Indirect : Her mother told her not to be silly.
- 8. Sumber : The Sorceress – Michael scott (Hal. 66)
Direct : “Great,” josh said. “That tells me
everything i need to know.”
Indirect : Josh said that it told him everything he
needed to know.
- 9. Sumber : The Hollow – Agatha Christie (Hal 57)
Direct : “The
ingredients of the pudding are not promising,” murmured midge.
Indirect : Midge said that the ingredients of the
pudding weren’t promising.
- 1 Sumber : Agatha Christie – The Secret Adversary (Hal. 32)
Direct :
"Where shall we go?" asked Tommy.
Indirect :
Tommy asked where should they go.
