Direct & Indirect Speech

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct Speech

Direct speech refers to reproducing another person’s exact words or saying exactly what someone has said (sometimes called quoted speech). Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.

Examples :

-  Sumarni said “I will go to the library”.

- “I must go to the Headmaster room right now” Mitha said.

-  Rama said “I will go to the Palma with Bella this afternoon”.

- “I shall playing basket ball this afternoon in the Mantikei Field” Adhe said.

Indirect Speech

Indirect speech reproducing the idea of another person’s words that doesn’t use question mark to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word. Indirect speech is sometimes called reported speech.

Examples :

- Sumarni said she would go to the library.

-  Mitha said she might go to the Headmaster room right now.

- Rama said he would go to the Palma with Bella this afternoon.

- Rama said he should playing basket ball this afternoon in the Mantikei Field.

Descriptive Text

The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

Narrative Text

When I was kid, before I sleep my mother always read me a fairy tale. But these tales are not just a story. That's story is "NARRATIVE TEXT". Do you know what is Narrative Text ?

Narrative Text 

Narrative text is which contains about story (fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/epic) and in is plot consist of climax of the story (complication0 then followed by the resolution.

Modals in The Past Form

Modals In The Past Form

Modals in the Past form in the Indonesian language is the word auxiliary modality in the past tense.

Finite Verbs

The underlined words are "FINITE VERBS".

Invitation (Written)

 Invitation (Written)

Invitation written is an invitation conveyed in written form.

Asking For Information

There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:

* Could you tell me...?
* Do you know...?
* Do you happen to know...?
* I'd like to know...
* Could you find out...?
* I'm interested in...
* I'm looking for..

Example : 

Rama : Ika, do you know that Bella had been married ?

Ika : Yes, she's got married a week ago.

Rama : I'd like to know with whom she was married?

Ika : She was married with Rendi.

Rama : Where do they get married ?

Ika : They married in Jakarta.