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Direct Speech

02/11/20231 min read Gary

Direct speech is when we use a person’s exact words within quotation marks.

  • ‘Please wait for me in reception.’
  • ‘I broke the window.’

Compare with indirect speech.

Common mistakes with punctuation.

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