Direct and Indirect Speech
When you quote the actual words of the speaker you are using the Direct Speech method. When you tell what the speaker said without using the exact quotes you are using the Indirect Speech Method. Example:
Direct: Joe said, "I am going to the store now."
Indirect: Joe said that he was was going to the store.
A great site to visit for a further breakdown of Direct and Indirect Speech is http://www.english-for-students.com/DirecttoIndirectSpeech.html . You will see examples on how to change Direct to Indirect speech, past and present tense information, and how questions and command sentences are changed from one to the other.
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