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Notice the sentences in the text which are in ‘direct speech’. Why does the author use quotations in his narration?

Solution

The sentences in the text used in ‘direct speech’ are:

1. He said, “I will tell you how it happened...”

2. A peasant came up ... and said, “I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran.”

3. Somebody had probably said, “Speak to Gandhi.”

4. He begged, “Fix a date.”

5. Gandhi said, “I have to be in Calcutta on such-and-such date.”

6. Gandhi commented, “It was an extraordinary thing in those days.”

7. He said, “I have come to the conclusion.”

8. Gandhi reports, “The commissioner proceeded to bully me.”

9. He exclaimed, “The battle of Champaran is won.”

10. One woman... said, “The sari I am wearing is the only one I have.”

11. He explained, “What I did was a very ordinary thing.”

12. He said, “You think that in this unequal fight it would be helpful...”

13. Rajendra Prasad comments, “He had read our minds correctly.”
The author uses the quotations in direct narration to put the real impact on the reader. They indicate that they were actually uttered by the speaker.

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