Definition of Direct Sentences and Examples in Indonesian

In a written work of any kind, whether scientific writing, written work, literature as well as news discourse that contains information, all of these writings are composed of hundreds or even thousands of words. These hundreds or even thousands of words are then compiled and divided into several sentences to make it look neater and easier to understand. Sentence is the smallest unit of language that has complete meaning. In language Indonesia has dozens types of sentences.

On the previous occasion, we have discussed various sentences in the Indonesian language several times Indonesia, as: definition sentence and description sentence, declarative and interrogative imperative sentences, active voice and passive voice and so forth. In this article, we will discuss one type of sentence that is commonly used, namely direct speech. What is a direct sentence? What are the characteristics of direct speech? What is the written form of direct sentences? Below is an explanation of the meaning of direct sentences and examples in sentences.

Definition of Direct Sentence

Direct sentences are sentences that imitate or quote someone's words / words as if they were said directly by them. Sentence directly included in the type single sentence.

This direct sentence writing uses quotation marks as a direct quote from someone who says the word. The contents of direct sentences can be in the form of interrogative sentences, command sentences or news sentences.

Features of Direct Sentence

Direct sentences have 8 characteristics, which are as follows:

1. use quotation marks for sentences that are direct quotes
2. the direct quote part has a higher intonation than the rest of the sentence
3. There are various possible arrangement of sentence patterns, namely:
   • accompaniment – ​​quote
   • quote – accompaniment
   • quote – accompaniment – ​​quote
4. capitalize the first letter of a direct quote
5. The direct quote section can be in the form of interrogative sentences, imperative sentences and news sentences
6. between the accompanying sentence and the part of the direct quote separated by the use of commas
7. if there is a greeting in the direct quote, then before writing word The greeting is marked with a comma and the first letter from the greeting is written in capital letters
8. apply the use of colon punctuation in direct sentences which consist of several consecutive dialogues placed before the direct sentence

Read related articles: characteristics of direct and indirect quotes

Example of Direct Sentence

To better understand the direct sentence, consider the following examples:

• Rini asked me, "How are you after a traffic accident last week?"
• "Buy me the newest model of shoes that have just been marketed," I asked Dion.
• Mr. Ari asked us, "What is your reason for choosing Information Systems major?"
• He asked me, "What are your mom and dad's favorite foods?"
• Andi said, "Tonight I will still attend the farewell event even though I don't have an invitation."
• The policeman warned us, “You must always wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.”
• Hadi told us, "Tonight I will be late coming home, I have urgent work to finish."
• “Please allow me to participate in your group's annual event”, he begged me.
• "My test results are very disappointing," Ani complained to me.
• Budi asked me, "Do you know where my sister is?"
• I said to him, "You can ask me directly if there's something you don't understand."
• The head of the RT said to us, "You must always keep the environment clean in this complex by throwing garbage in the place provided."
• The principal said to me, “You must immediately submit the required documents in order to disburse the scholarship funds.
• I asked him, “How do you make a delicious layer cake?”
• Uncle asked me, "How is my son's daily life and school grades?"
• He said to me, "I had the opportunity to shake hands with the famous singer Krisdayanti when I watched the solo concert of my idol singer."
• Rani said, "It's cold tonight."
• “Water the flowers every morning and evening”, Mother told me.
• "Don't take the wooden supports, the branches will break," said Mother.
• I asked him, "When are you going to return the money you borrowed yesterday?"

• Mother told me, "When you come down later rain Don't forget to lift our clothesline."
• Doctor Ardian advised, "You must regularly and regularly take your medicine, if you don't want your health condition to get worse".
• "Where can I get the best quality honey?", I asked the seller.
• "Whatever your reasons, I still will not allow you to stay away from home," said Mother.
• The teacher asked us, "Which of you didn't collect the group assignments last week?"
• My cousin said, "If you want to be someone who is successful, you have to be patient and don't know the word give up."
• "One day when I'm successful and have a good career in another country, I will bring my parents to live with me", he told me.
• He said to me, “You're not the only one who's failed. I failed once too but after that I got up again and fought harder than before.”
• The gym teacher said, "Before this race starts, you have to warm up for 10 minutes."
• "I can't stand this pain, I feel like I just want to die," he complained.
• "Dini, you were called to the BK room", said the class president to me, "Your parents will be summoned because of your fight with your underclassman yesterday."
• I told my mother, "Mom, I successfully passed the thesis trial this morning."
• "Don't you have eyes", shouted the old grandmother, "You already know old people who are crossing the road, you are still driving your motorbike."
• "The fruit does not fall far from the tree. You are just like your mother, very beautiful”, praised my uncle.
• I said to Mom, “I don't want to live with Dad. Can't I just stay with Mom?"
• Rani and I once promised, "It doesn't matter if we are no longer in this city, you and I have both returned to our respective hometowns. We will not and must not forget each other, we will remain true friends."
• Our manager advised, "Don't make work a burden, make it a hobby so that you can be more creative and productive and can enjoy every process that has to happen."

Thus our discussion this time about the meaning of direct sentences and examples in Indonesian. Hopefully this article is useful.