Question

(2) "Now we're really going to get some water, woman."The woman who was preparing supper, replied, "Yes, God willing"(change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Both these sentences are converted to indirect speech as follows:

Explanation:

• 1. The men asked that if they could get some water.

• 2. The woman replied that surely they could.

• Indirect speech is also termed as reported speech.

• The purpose is to convey what has already been said in the past.

• It employs words like ‘said’, ‘told’, and ‘spoke’.

• The verb tenses are changed when converting a sentence to indirect speech.