reporting clause

[hanuman_2000]

Hello,

1. She said that she was hungry.

The part in bold is called the 'reporting clause' and the part underlined is called 'reported clause'.

The whole sentence is a complex sentence or an indirect speech.

Is the above statement correct?

2. She said, 'she is hungry.'

What would we call the part in bold and the part underlined?

Thanks.

[Alan]

1. Yes
2. This is a simple sentence containing a quotation.