Reporting other people’s speeches or writings is a technical exercise in which punctuation marks play strategic roles. Whether it is in direct speech or the indirect, punctuation marks such as the ...

In the English language, direct and indirect speech are essential tools in both written and spoken communication. It enables individuals to express what they others have said with clarity and accuracy ...

I HAVE been following your articles and gather that in writing reported speech we can choose to use the past or present tense if the situation reported is still true at the time of reporting. In this ...

Mastering direct and indirect speech is essential for students aiming for clarity and precision in writing. This guide ...

This is the second part of my reply to a question by a Masteral student in Myanmar in early December on how to distinguish direct speech from indirect or reported speech, and how to explain what ...