2) Change the following sentence into indirect speech
Teacher said to her students, “The Earth goes round the sun.'
Answers
Answer:
The teacher told her students that The Earth goes round the sun.
Given :
Teacher said to her students, “The Earth goes round the sun.
Asked to do ?
Change the following sentence into indirect speech :
So, Let's do it without any further delay.
Answer :
Conversion of Assertive sentence from Direct to indirect speech.
The teacher told the students that the earth revolves round the sun.
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Two types of Speeches are there in english:
Direct Speech :
The actual words spoken by the speaker are called the Direct Speech.
- These words are usually placed between inverted commas ( " __ " )
For Example : Naina said, " I was mending the saree "
Indirect Speech :
When the speaker's words are used in the form of a narrative instead of his actual words , this is called Indirect Speech
- This is also called as " Reported Speech " .
For Example : Naina told that she had been mending the saree.
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Rules For Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
- While changing the direct speech into indirect speech , we should keep in mind the following points i.e,
- >> Removing the ( " __ " ) commas.
- >> Change of Tense
- >> Change the pronoun
- >> Change with the subject
- >> Third person doesn't change.