Back to: Direct and Indirect Speech (Narration)
Some easy examples of direct speech are given below. Attentively look at the use of punctuation marks, pronouns, proper nouns and type of sentences in the examples.
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Direct Speech Assertive Sentences Examples
Assertive sentence makes statement. It can be about a speakerโs thoughts and feelings or about day to day events, etc. assertive sentence always ends with full stop.ย
- Tom said, โI have a dog.โ
- The fisherman said, โI am going to catch a fish.โ
- Manasi said, โI am ill today.โ
- Debi said, โI will go to Calcutta tomorrow.โ
- Rakesh told Amit, โWe were listening to music.โ
Direct Speech Interrogative Sentence Examples
Interrogative sentence asks question. We can form interrogative sentence with WH-question, yes/no question. Interrogative sentence in direct speech always ends with question mark.
- The man said to him, โWhat is your name?โ
- I said to Rana, โWhere are you going?โ
- The teacher said to Arun, โCan you stand up?โ
- My friend said to me, โHave you seen Taj Mahal?โ
- Ritu said, โDo you have a pen?โย
Direct Speech Imperative sentence Examples:
We use imperative sentence to give order, advice, to instruct or to request something.
- Mother told me, โDo your homework.โ
- Father said, โStudy more for your exam.โ
- Ranju said, โPlease, come with me.โ
- The dwarf said to snow white, โDo not eat the apple.โ
- The commander said to the soldiers, โProtect our country.โ
Direct Speech in Exclamatory Sentence Examples
Exclamatory sentence is used to convey or express emotions like joy, sorrow, pity, fear, wish etc. In case of Direct speech, exclamatory mark is used to show and stress on emotions in exclamatory sentence. ย
- The boys said, โHurray! We won the match.โ
- The old lady told the girl, โAlas, my cat has died.โ
- She said, โWhat a sight it was!โ
- The neighbour told the mother, โWhat an adorable baby you have!โ
- The teacher said, โ What an intelligent boy!โ