Write definition of Direct and Indirect speech

Direct speech: the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker for example "I'm going" she said.

Indirect speech: indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statements without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech.

Direct is when exact speech is in quotation marks. Indirect is the exact opposite of this.

Explanation:

Indirect>>>Ellen said that she would wash the dishes.

Direct>>>"I would wash the dishes "said Ellen.

answer: may i ask who shelly is?

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and saw all the stuff he was working on. the lightbulb, film and the transmitter. as he walks in an idea hits him on how the lightbulb would work. he would have to change a few wires around to get it to light up. when he did change the wires around it worked so he decided to write a telegraph to his friend to tell him about his success.   as he was packing up he grabbed the telegraph and walked to his home. he told his wife about the success and the next morning mailed the telegraph.