Reported Speech Questions Medium
When reporting reported speech within reported speech, quotation marks are used to indicate the direct speech. Here are some examples:
1. Original direct speech: "I saw him yesterday," she said.
Reported speech: She said that she had seen him yesterday.
Reported speech within reported speech: She told me, "She said that she had seen him yesterday."
2. Original direct speech: "I will be there on time," he promised.
Reported speech: He promised that he would be there on time.
Reported speech within reported speech: He assured us, "He promised that he would be there on time."
3. Original direct speech: "I love this song," she exclaimed.
Reported speech: She exclaimed that she loved that song.
Reported speech within reported speech: She mentioned, "She exclaimed that she loved that song."
In each example, the quotation marks are used to enclose the exact words spoken by the original speaker, even when reporting what someone else said.