3 Aturan Penulisan Direct Speech dan Indirect Speech: Perubahan Modal, Kata Kerja, dan Tenses

f. Could - Could

g. Would - Would

h. Ought to - Ought to

Baca juga: Conditional Sentences Tipe 0, 1, 2, dan 3, Dilengkapi Rumus, Fungsi, dan Contoh Kalimat Pengandaian

2. Aturan Perubahan Kata Kerja (Verb)

a. Jika reporting verb dalam bentuk lampau, maka kalimat langsung diubah dalam bentuk lampau (past tense).

b. Tenses pidato langsung tetap tidak berubah ketika reporting verb dalam bentuk simple present atau future tense.

c. Jika kalimat langsung mengandung kebenaran universal, maka itu tidak berubah dalam Indirect Speech.

Contoh:

1. Direct: Navin said, “He is young.”

    Indirect: Navin said that he was young.

2. Direct: Isha says, “I am pretty.”

    Indirect: Isha says that she is pretty.

3. Direct: Rohan will say, “I am tall.”

    Indirect: Rohan will say that he is tall.

4. Direct: They said, “The sun rises in the east.”