“Quoted speech” juga disebut dengan “direct speech”. Jadi keduanya sama. Dalam Bahasa Indonesia “quoted speech” disebut “kalimat langsung”.
Dalam quoted speech, kita menggunakan quotation marks (tanda kutip). Berikut beberapa cara/aturan dalam menggunakan quoted speech.
Admin akan jelaskan dengan contoh (dalam tanda kurung):
1) [He said, “My mother is a doctor.”]
- a) Gunakan koma setelah “He said”.
- b) Gunakan huruf kapital untuk kata pertama dalam kutipan.
- c) Di akhir kalimat kutipan, letakkan tanda kutip di luar tanda titik.
2) [“My mother is a doctor,” he said.]
- Gunakan koma, bukan titik, di akhir kalimat kutipan jika “He said” diletakkan di belakang.
3) [“My mother,” he said, “is a doctor.”]
- a) Jika kalimat kutipan dipisah, gunakan koma setelah bagian pertama dari kalimat kutipan.
- b) Jangan gunakan huruf kapital pada kata pertama dari bagian ke dua kalimat kutipan, seperti pada contoh “is a doctor.”
4) [“My mother is a doctor. She is also a housewife,” he said.]
- a) Tanda kutip diletakkan di awal dan akhir seluruh kalimat kutipan.
- b) Perhatikan: tidak ada tanda kutip setelah kata “doctor” (di akhir kalimat pertama).
5) Cara mengutip pertanyaan: [She asked, “Is your mother a doctor?”]
- Tanda tanya terletak di dlm tanda kutip.
6) [“Is your mother a doctor?” she asked.]
- Jika kalimat kutipan di depan, tanda koma tidak digunakan sebelum “she asked”.
7) Contoh penggunaan kutipan kalimat seru: [She said, “Look out!”]
- Tanda seru berada di dalam tanda kutip.
Alright, enough with the explanation. Let’s do some exercise. Rewrite these sentences and use proper quoted speech. Let’s go!
- Anna said i have to finish my homework by tomorrow morning
- please do not litter the officer said to us
- we’re going to go on a picnic Frank said and we’re going to bring a lot of food
- i have two sisters they are both married said Lauren
- are you OK i asked her
- the man screamed don’t run
ANSWER KEY:
- Anna said, “I have to finish my homework by tomorrow morning.”
- “Please do not litter,” the officer said to us.
- “We’re going to go on a picnic,” Frank said, “and we’re going to bring a lot of food.”
- “I have two sisters. They are both married,” said Lauren.
- “Are you OK?” I asked her.
- The man screamed, “Don’t run!”
Compiled and written by @NenoNeno at @EnglishTips4U on June 25, 2012