Question

1. Father said to Ramesh, “Your result is disappointing."
change the following into indirect speech ​

Answer 1

Answer:

father said to ramesh that your result is disappointing

Answer 2

Answer:

Father told Ramesh that his result was disappointing.

Explanation:

The reporting of the exact words said by the speaker with inverted commas is direct speech.

The reporting of the words what the speaker had said, not precisely, without inverted commas is indirect speech.

To change a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech,  

• The inverted commas have to be removed.
• The reporting verb depends on the type of the statement being said. If the statement is affirmative, we use told, said that, informed etc.
• Some words are to be changed into their indirect form:

Today → that day  

Yesterday → the previous day  

Tomorrow → the next day  

• Past tense is to be used in the indirect speech if the statement isn't a universal fact.