Which of the following statement is the best example of direct speech? a. I don't feel like cooking tonight. b. I'm ordering pizza to be delivered." c. "Wouldn't you rather have pizza tonight than that left over spaghetti?" d. "I hope I can find something decent in the pantry to cook for dinner." e. "Fred says that new pizza place down the street has great pizza and they deliver."

Answer is D

Explanation: When you use a direct speech, it means you are reporting by speaking or writing in the exact words used by the original speaker or writer.

Direct speeches are characterised by being enclosed usually in a quotation mark, and accompanied by a reporting verb.

For example, "You absolutely have no idea what I've been through" said Tommy, angrily.

In the example above, the statement in the quotation mark is the direct speech, while it is accompanied by the reporting verb "said".