Question

10. He said to me yesterday, "I will return your book tomorrow."
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Answer 1

He told me day before today that he would return my book the next day.

Answer 2

Topic:- Direct and Indirect speech:

${\underline{\underline{\sf{ Given\: Sentence:}}}}$

• He said to me yesterday, "I will return your book tomorrow."

${\underline{\underline{\sf{What\:to\:do?}}}}$

• We've to change the given sentence into Direct and Indirect speech.

${\underline{\underline{\sf\purple{ Required\:Answer:}}}}$

• $\sf\underline\red{Direct:}$ He said to me yesterday, “I will return your book tomorrow.”
• $\sf\underline\orange{Indirect:}$ He told me yesterday that he would return my book the following day.

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${\underline{\underline{\bf{Knowledge\: Booster:}}}}$

$\sf{\boxed{\bold{ Speech :}}}$

In English there are 2 types of speeches that are:-

• Direct speech
• Indirect speech

Direct speech:

• Direct speech also known as quoted speech means the actual or exact words that are spoken by a person.

• ➩ The direct speech is always enclosed with inverted commas (" ")
• ➩ There is no change in words.

For eg; The teacher said to me," Your exam paper is well."

Indirect speech:

• Indirect speech means reporting what the first person has said or asked.

• ➩ we change a sentence in indirect speech without using first person's actual words.
• ➩ This is also known as reported speech.
• ➩ We change it into the past tense.

For eg; Teacher told me that my exam paper was well.

Some More Examples:

• Direct – Gita said, “My father served in Delhi before retirement.”
• Indirect – Gita said that her father had served in Delhi before retirement.

• Direct – The teacher said, “My students were playing hockey before sun-set.”
• Indirect – The teacher said that his students had been playing hockey before sun-set.

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