Question

2. Ankit : Where are you going?
Atul : To the airport.
Ankit : May I drop you there in my car?
Atul : Thanks a lot. It will be a great help to me.
Ankit asked Atul where (a) _______________________________ .
Atul replied (b)__________________________
airport. Ankit further asked him (c) ____________________________
there in his car. Atul thanked him adding that it would be a great help to him.

Answer 1

Ankit asked Atul where (a) he was going

Atul replied (b) that he was going to the airport.

Ankit further asked him (c) if he might drop him there in his car.

Atul thanked him adding that it would be a great help to him.

The above lines are in reported speech.

What are direct and indirect speeches?

1. Direct Speech:

• In Direct speech, we repeat the exact words by the speaker.

• Reporting speech is placed between inverted commas.

• For example, He said, " I have lost my pen".

2. Indirect Speech:

• In Indirect Speech, we repeat in our own words what is said by the speaker.

• Generally, we use "said that" in this speech.

• For example, He said that he had lost his pen.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ankit asked Atul where (a) he was going

Atul replied (b) that he was going to the airport.

Ankit further asked him (c) if he might drop him there in his car.

Atul thanked him adding that it would be a great help to him.