what is reported speech?

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Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said he was coming is indirect speech.

“Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said – for example: Direct Speech: “I've been to London three times.” Reported Speech: She said she'd been to London three times.

Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.