The correct way to fill the given blank would be:
Indirect: Joe walked up to the new boy in the class.
Direct: "Welcome; I hope you like it here."
Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct speech is described as the grammatical construction in which the speaker himself converses to another individual.
While in 'indirect speech,' the conversation is communicated to the third person, and hence, the way of conveying it changes(pronouns and tense).
In the first sentence, the idea is conveyed in indirect speech because it communicates the message and the latter exemplifies direct speech as these are the speaker's exact words.
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