Soal Direct-Indirect Speech
Pengertian Direct Speech
Direct speech adalah suatu cara melaporkan apa yang seseorang telah katakan atau tulis dengan mengutip persis kata-katanya. Kata-kata tersebut diapit oleh tanda baca quotation marks (tanda kutip).
Kebalikannya adalah indirect speech.
Contoh Direct Speech:
| Reporting | Contoh Kalimat Direct Speech |
|---|---|
| Statement | “I like roasted garlic mashed potatoes,” said Wenny. (Saya suka kentang tumbuk bawang putih panggang.) |
| Imperative | “Shut up the window!” she shouted. (Tutup jendela!) |
| Yes-no question | “Did you eat my cake?” he asked. (Apakah kamu makan kueku?) |
| Information request | It was my uncle who asked, “Where is the fire hydrant?” (Pamanku yang bertanya, “Dimana fire hydrant?”) |
Beberapa Aturan pada Direct Speech
| No | Aturan |
|---|---|
| 1 | Direct speech berada di dalam quotation marks dan ditemani oleh attribution (asked, says, said, yelled, shouted, replied, ordered). Attribution dapat berada di sebelum, di tengah-tengah, dan setelah kutipan. Pelajari attribution.
Contoh kalimat direct speech:“I think he’ll angry,” Budi said. |
| 2 | Tanda baca: comma (,), full stop (.), exclamation mark (!), atau question mark (?) dtempatkan sebelum tanda kutip yang kedua sesuai dengan macam direct speech-nya. Pelajari penggunaan quotation Marks bersama punctuation lain.
Contoh kalimat direct speech:Ferdy said, “I’m going to marry her.” |
| 3 | Setiap pembicara baru dimulai pada paragraph baru.
Contoh kalimat direct speech:“Have you finished your work?” asked Tina. |
Mengubah Direct Speech Menjadi Indirect Speech
Pada dasarnya, direct dapat diubah menjadi indirect speech dengan menghilangkan quotation marks, menghilangkan capital letter, menambahkan kata that/whether/if, mengubah pronoun (menjadi orang ketiga), menyesuaikan verb, dan/atau menyesuaikan time reference (waktu yang disebutkan). Pelajari cara mengubah direct speech menjadi indirect speech.
Contoh:
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| “Should I see the dentist tomorrow?” asked Tommy. (Haruskah saya menemui dokter gigi besok?) |
Tommy asked if he should see the dentist the following day.
Keterangan:
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| “I have read the book three times,” he said. (Saya telah membaca buku tsb tiga kali.) |
He said that he had read this book three times. (Dia mengatakan bahwa dia telah membaca buku tsb tiga kali.) Keterangan:verb: present perfect tense “have read” diubah menjadi past perfect tense “had read” |
Soal Direct – Indirect Speech
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References:
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