Theory of Quoted Speech and Reported Speech

Quoted Speech       

Use a word such as said to restate something someone says. Use a comma after said. Include the quote in quotation marks. If said “Interrupts” the quotation, use a comma before said.

Example :

Nadh : You are the winner.

Nadh said, “You are the winner.”

Reported Speech

Reported speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the sentences of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs say, tell, ask, and that to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.

Example :

John said, “I am tired.”

John said that he was tired.