{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Kamaxi Overseas Consultants","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kamaxi.com\/blogs","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.kamaxi.com\/blogs\/author\/kamwpadmin\/","title":"Direct and Reported Speech - Kamaxi Overseas Consultants","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UwYIRCCXuq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamaxi.com\/blogs\/direct-and-reported-speech\/\">Direct and Reported Speech<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kamaxi.com\/blogs\/direct-and-reported-speech\/embed\/#?secret=UwYIRCCXuq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Direct and Reported Speech&#8221; &#8212; Kamaxi Overseas Consultants\" data-secret=\"UwYIRCCXuq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"There are two ways in language of conveying what someone else has said: Direct \/ Quoted speech and Indirect \/ Reported speech. Direct \/ Quoted speech involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person, within quotation marks. For example she said, \u2018I won\u2019t be coming home tonight.\u2019 is an example of direct speech. Indirect \/ Reported speech, on the other hand, does not have to be within quotes or word-for-word. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words... Read More Read More"}