Operator: Hello, Frank and Brothers, How can I help you?
* Peter: This is Peter Jackson. Can I have extension 3421?
* Operator: Certainly, hold on a minute, I'll put you through...
* Frank: Bob Peterson's office, Frank speaking.
* Peter: This is Peter Jackson calling, is Bob in?
* Frank: I'm afraid he's out at the moment. Can I take a message?
* Peter: Yes, Could you ask him to call me at . I need to talk to him about the Nuovo line, it's urgent.
* Frank: Could you repeat the number please?
* Peter: Yes, that's , and this is Peter Jackson.
* Frank: Thank you Mr Jackson, I'll make sure Bob gets this asap.
* Peter: Thanks, bye.
* Frank: Bye.
2. To Be & Auxiliary Verbs
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(Kalimat Langsung) (Kalimat Tak Langsung)
am/is/are was/were
shall/will should/would
can could
may might
musthave/has toought to had to
3. Time & Place (keterangan waktu dan tempat)
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(Kalimat Langsung) (Kalimat Tak Langsung)
now then
tomorrow the following day
next week the following week
tonight that night
today that day
yesterday the day before
last night the night before
last week the week before
here there
this that
these those
Contoh Penggunaan Kalimat Direct and Indirect Speech
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1. Kalimat berita (affirmative)
Apabila kalimat langsung (direct speech) dalam bentuk berita maka penghubung dalam
kalimat tak langsung (indirect speech) adalah “THAT” yang artinya “BAHWA”
Contoh :
– Direct : She said to me, “I will come to your restaurant tomorrow”.
(Dia berkata padaku,”Aku akan datang ke rumah makan kamu besok”.)
– Indirect : She said to me that she would come to my house the next day.
(Dia berkata padaku bahwa dia akan datang ke rumah makan ku besok.)
2. Kalimat tanya (interrogative atau question)
Apabila kalimat langsung (direct speech) menggunakan kata-kata tanya seperti : Where,
When, Why, What, Who, and How, maka kata-kata tersebut digunakan sebagai
penghubungnya.
Contoh :
– Direct : She asked me,”What did you buy yesterday?”
(Dia bertanya padaku,”Apa yang kamu beli kemarin?)
– Indirect : She asked me what I had bought the day before.
(Dia bertanya padaku apa yang telah aku beli kemarin)
3. Kalimat larangan (prohibition)
Apabila kalimat langsung (direct speech) dalam bentuk kalimat larangan (prohibition)
maka penghubung dalam kalimat tak langsung (indirect speech) adalah
NOT+TO+VERB1
Contoh :
Direct : Father asked her,”Don’t go there alone!.”
(Ayah berkata padanya,”Jangan pergi kesana sendirian.”)
Indirect : Father asked her not to go there alone.
(Ayah berkata padanya untuk tidak pergi kesana sendirian.)
4. Kalimat perintah (command)
Apabila kalimat langsung (direct speech) dalam bentuk kalimat perintah (command)
penghubung dalam kalimat tak langsung (indirect speech) adalah TO+VERB1
Contoh :
Direct : The teacher asked me,”Open your book!”
(Guru berkata padaku,”buka bukumu!”)
Indirect : The teacher asked me to open my book.
(Guru berkata padaku untuk membuka bukuku.)
Demikianlah pemaparan jelas namun mudah dipelajari tentang direct and indirect speech atau
kalimat langsung dan kalimat tak langsung atau “reported speech” yang perlu kita ketahui.
Semoga materi ini mudah di pelajari dan mudah untuk menjadi acuan anda belajar. Terimakasih.
