Question

1) Rutu asked Laxmi if she had bought the magic show tickets.
2)Sita asked Ravan whether he would played that day.
3) Giti asked her sister whether she could sing like a professional singer.
Change this sentence indirect speech to direct speech.​

Answer 1

Answers:

1) Rutu asked Laxmi, "Did you buy the magic show tickets?"

2) Sita asked Ravan, "Will you play today?"

3) Gita asked her sister, "Can you sing like a professional singer?"

Knowledge Bytes:

→ Speeches

There are two types of speeches in the English language. They are:

✳ Direct Speech

The conversation that took place with any two people is known as direct speech. The exact words used in the conversation must be used along with the correct usage of punctuation marks.

✳ Indirect Speech

Also known as reported speech, in indirect speech, we report a conversation that happened between any two people to someone else. Reported speech is usually written in past tense with minute changes in words when required. There is no usage of punctuation marks.

For example:

Gopal asked Ramu, "Can you please help me with this sum?" → Direct Speech

Gopal asked Ramu whether he could help him with that sum. → Indirect Speech

Answer 2

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1) Rutu asked Laxmi if she had bought the magic show tickets.

• Rutu asked Laxmi, "Did you buy the magic show tickets?"

2)Sita asked Ravan whether he would played that day.

• Sita asked Ravan, "Will you play today?"

3) Giti asked her sister whether she could sing like a professional singer.

• Gita asked her sister, "Can you sing like a professional singer?"

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In english language, there are two types of speeches -

${: \longrightarrow}$Direct Speech

${: \longrightarrow}$Indirect Speech

$\purple{\bigstar}$ Direct speech

• It is also known as quoted speech.
• This speech is enclosed in inverted commas. (" ")
• The speech contains the original speech of the speaker in quotation marks.

$\purple{\bigstar}$ Indirect speech

• It is also known as reported speech.
• This speech is not enclosed in inverted commas.
• This part of speech doesn't contain the original speech of the speaker.

${: \longrightarrow}$ Some examples -

Tom says,"There is no ink in the pot."

Tom says that there is no ink in the pot.

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John said,"I am busy."

John said that he was busy.

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Bali said to Ashok,"You are good boy."

Bali told Ashok that he was a good boy.

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