Direct+and+Indirect+Speech

There are two ways of reporting what somebody says, direct and indirect speech.

In direct speech, we use the speaker's original words (as in a speech bubble)

They are written as either **'** and **'** or **"** and **"**.

In indirect speech we report what was said but do not use the exact words.

Helen said __she was going home.__ I asked them __what they wanted__.