Reported / Indirect Speech

 

Direct Speech - the exact words a speaker used:
'Come home early', my mother said.

Indirect / Reported Speech - reports what the speaker said:
My mother
told me to come home early.

 

 

Other examples:

'Drink a lot of milk', the doctor said.  - - - - - - - - - -  The doctor told me to drink a lot of milk.

'Don't go', his friend said.  - - - - - - - - - -  His friend told him not to go.

'Arrive at 8', the teacher said.  - - - - - - - - - -  The teacher told us to arrive at 8.

'Don't worry', Mary said to me.  - - - - - - - - - -  Mary told me not to worry.

 

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