Materi Bahasa Inggris SMA
Reported Speech
Reported Speech adalah cara menyampaikan kembali perkataan, pertanyaan, atau perintah seseorang kepada orang lain tanpa mengutip secara langsung kalimat aslinya. Dalam bahasa Indonesia, reported speech sering disebut:
> kalimat tidak langsung, atau indirect speech <
Fungsi Reported Speech
Reported speech digunakan untuk:
melaporkan percakapan,
menyampaikan informasi,
menceritakan kembali dialog,
membuat berita,
dan menjelaskan ucapan seseorang.
Contoh penggunaan:
dalam berita televisi,
laporan polisi,
cerita novel,
hingga percakapan sehari-hari.
Contoh Teks “Reported Speech“
Contoh Perubahan
Simple Present → Simple Past
Direct:
“I study English.”
Reported:
He said that he studied English.
Berikut adalah contoh paragraf teks “Reported Speech”
Dari contoh teks Reported Speech diatas, yuk kita analisis isinya melalui soal dan pembahasan:
What did Rina say about the science competition?
Pembahasan:
Pada paragraf terdapat kalimat:
“She said that she wanted to join the competition because she loved science experiments.”
Artinya:
Rina mengatakan bahwa dia ingin mengikuti lomba tersebut.What did the teacher tell Rina?
Pembahasan:
Dalam paragraf terdapat kalimat:
“The teacher told her that she had great potential.”
Artinya:
Guru mengatakan bahwa Rina memiliki potensi besar.
Yuk, selanjutnya kita kerjakan soal-soal dibawah ini:
Kerjakanlah soal dibawah ini dengan seksama:
What did Dinda talk about with her classmates?
What had Dinda prepared carefully?
Who would help Dinda practice speaking before the presentation day?
What did the teacher ask the students to use in their presentation?
Did Dinda hope the presentation would go well?
Next Level Challange:
1. What was the main topic of Dinda’s discussion with her classmates?
A. A science experiment
B. An English presentation project
C. A school competition
D. A mathematics assignment
2. Why did Dinda prepare the slides carefully?
A. Because she wanted to win a competition
B. Because she hoped the presentation would go well
C. Because her teacher was angry
D. Because Riko asked her to do it
3. What did Riko promise to do before the presentation day?
A. Design the presentation slides
B. Teach grammar to the class
C. Help Dinda practice speaking
D. Submit the project for Dinda
4. Which statement shows the teacher’s instruction to the students?
A. The students should practice sports every day.
B. The students should use creative visuals and clear pronunciation.
C. The students should finish the project alone.
D. The students should avoid speaking during the presentation.
5. What can be concluded from the paragraph?
A. Dinda was not interested in the project.
B. Riko refused to help Dinda.
C. The students were preparing seriously for their presentation.
D. The teacher canceled the presentation project.
