"Todd, plants don't sing. Were you dreaming?" The given sentence is an example of: Tick (v) one box. - direct speech - indirect speech - simple sentence - compound sentence
Answer (1)
The given sentence "Todd, plants don't sing. Were you dreaming?" is an example of direct speech.
Direct speech is when the exact words spoken by someone are included in the text and are usually enclosed in quotation marks. In this sentence, the exact words of the speaker are being presented directly as they were said to Todd, hence it falls under the category of direct speech.
To further explain the options:
Direct Speech : This involves quoting the speaker's exact words. For example, "She said, 'I will go to the market.'"
Indirect Speech : This involves paraphrasing what someone has said, without quoting their exact words. For example, the previous statement in indirect speech is, "She said that she would go to the market."
Simple Sentence : A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause. It contains a subject and a predicate, such as "Plants grow."
Compound Sentence : This is made up of at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, such as "Plants grow and they need sunlight."
In this case, given the quotation marks and the exact wording, the correct choice is "direct speech."
