The reporting of what someone said, USING THE EXACT WORDS, with the use of quotiation marks.
Examples: 1. Lizel said, "I like your story book." 2. Hannah said, "I learned to skate last week.
Both DIRECT and REPORTED SPEECH give informqtion or repeat a statement that another person said. Both also use a reporting verb such as said, told, asked etc.
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REPORTED SPEECH The reporting of what someone has said, NOT USING THE EXACT WORDS.
Examples:
1. Lizel said that she liked my story book. 2. Hannah said that she had learned to skate last week.
