DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

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 1. Pengertian Direct dan Indirect Speech

Direct Speech adalah kalimat yang mengutip ucapan seseorang secara langsung, persis seperti yang diucapkan. Biasanya ditandai dengan tanda petik (“…”).

Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) adalah kalimat yang melaporkan kembali ucapan seseorang tanpa menggunakan kata-kata yang sama persis dan tanpa tanda petik.

Contoh:

• Direct: She said, “I am happy.”
• Indirect: She said that she was happy.

2. Kegunaan Direct dan Indirect Speech

Direct dan Indirect Speech digunakan untuk:

1. Menyampaikan ucapan atau pernyataan orang lain
2. Menceritakan kembali percakapan
3. Menulis cerita, dialog, dan laporan
4. Digunakan dalam teks naratif dan recount

 

3. Ciri-ciri Direct Speech

Direct Speech memiliki ciri-ciri:

1. Menggunakan tanda petik
2. Kalimat sesuai dengan ucapan asli
3. Biasanya menggunakan present tense
4. Menggunakan kata ganti orang sesuai pembicara

Contoh:

• She said, “I like coffee.”

 

4. Ciri-ciri Indirect Speech

Indirect Speech memiliki ciri-ciri:

1. Tidak menggunakan tanda petik
2. Menggunakan kata penghubung that / if / whether
3. Terjadi perubahan tenses
4. Terjadi perubahan kata ganti orang
5. Terjadi perubahan keterangan waktu dan tempat

 

5. Pola dan Rumus Dasar

A. Direct Speech (Statement)

Subject + said, “Subject + Verb + Object.”

Contoh:

• He said, “I am tired.”

 

B. Indirect Speech (Statement)

Subject + said (that) + Subject + Verb (past form)

Contoh:

• He said that he was tired.

 

6. Perubahan Tense (Dasar)

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Simple Present	Simple Past
am / is / are	was / were
can	could
will	would

Contoh:

• “I like apples.” → He said that he liked apples.
• “She is at home.” → He said that she was at home.

 

7. Perubahan Kata Ganti Orang (Pronoun)

Direct	Indirect
I	he / she
we	they
my	his / her
me	him / her

Contoh:

• “I love my mother,” she said.
  → She said that she loved her mother.

 

8. Perubahan Keterangan Waktu dan Tempat

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
now	then
today	that day
tomorrow	the next day
yesterday	the day before
here	there

Contoh:

• “I study here,” he said.
  → He said that he studied there.

 

9. Contoh Direct dan Indirect Speech

A. Pernyataan (Statement)

Direct:

• She said, “I am a student.”
• They said, “We live in Riau.”

Indirect:

• She said that she was a student.
• They said that they lived in Riau.

 

B. Kalimat Tanya (Yes/No Question)

Rumus Indirect:
Subject + asked + if / whether + subject + verb

Contoh:

• Direct: “Are you tired?” she asked.
• Indirect: She asked if I was tired.

 

C. Kalimat Perintah (Command)

Rumus Indirect:
Subject + told / asked + object + to + verb

Contoh:

• Direct: “Close the door,” the teacher said.
• Indirect: The teacher told the students to close the door.

Negatif:

• “Don’t be late,” she said.
  → She told me not to be late.

 

10. Langkah Mudah Mengubah Direct ke Indirect Speech

1. Hilangkan tanda petik
2. Ubah kata ganti orang
3. Ubah tense
4. Ubah keterangan waktu/tempat
5. Tambahkan kata penghubung (that / if / to)

 

11. Latihan Direct and Indirect Speech

A. Ubah Direct ke Indirect!

1. She tells, “I like English.”
2. He says, “I am at home.”
3. They say, “We are happy today.”
4. Oki says “ I sing Dangdut well”
5. Nasya tells “ My mother watches Drakor everyday”
6. Ernita and Charlie say “ We visit Aldiansyah together”

 

 

12. Penutup

Direct and Indirect Speech membantu siswa menyampaikan kembali ucapan orang lain dengan tepat. Dengan memahami perubahan tense, pronoun, dan time expression, siswa akan lebih mudah menulis dan berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.

 

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