Question

0. 20. Change the following exchange into reported speech
Raju : Who is your favourite heroine?
Ramu : My favourite heroine is Savitri.​

Answer 1

Raju asked Ramu who was his favorite heroine. Ramu replied that his favorite heroine is Savitri.

Explanation:

• There are two ways of reporting a speech i.e. direct and indirect.
• In indirect speech, the report for the event happened is not written like originally it has happened.  
• One can use an informal structure to convey the main message of the event.
• While in the direct speech the report should be written or spoken as it originally happened.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Raju asked Ramu who is your favorite heroine.

• Ramu replied that his favorite heroine is Savitri.

Additional information:

Indirect speech:

➜ He told her that, she was trying to insult me.

Direct speech:

➜ He said to her, "you are trying to insult me".

Direct speech definition:

➜ Direct speech is quote actual words of the speaker.

Indirect speech definition:

➜ Indirect speech reports the content said by the speaker without quoting exact words. This is "Reported speech".

Examples of direct and indirect speech:

Direct speech:

➜ Nayanshreyas, said "I have scored 100% marks in maths".

Indirect speech:

➜ Nayanshreyas said that he had scored 100% marks in maths.

Converting direct to indirect speech:

➜ Changing the tenses.

➜ Changing the pronouns.

➜ Changing the expression of the words for (Place, things, Time).