• Indirect Speech

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• Use indirect speech to report or retell what someone else said, without changing the meaning of what they said. 

  
  

  speaker + introductory verb + indirect speech

  
  

  Direct:The mechanic said, "The car needs an oil change next month."  

  Indirect: The mechanic said the car needed an oil change next month.

  Indirect: The mechanic told me the car needed an oil change next month.
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• Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
  She said, "The bank teller at First Bank is helpful."	She said the bank teller at First Bank was helpful.
  My family said, "We want to meet your boyfriend."	My family said they wanted to meet my boyfriend.
  "The plumber will come on Saturday," Jack said.	Jack told her the plumber would come on Saturday.

• Be careful! Do not use quotation marks/inverted commas (" ") or commas (,) with indirect speech.

 Source : Alison