Question

6. Philip said, "I was playing football." *
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A. Philip said that he was playing
football,
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B. Philip said that he would be playing
football
C. Philip said that he had been playing
football.
O D. Philip said that he plays football.
7. Jacob said, “Have you read this book?"
О O
A. Jacob asked me if I have read this
book
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B. Jacob asked me if I had read that
book
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C. Jacob asked me if I would read this
book
D. Jacob asked me if i hann undina
this book
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Answer 1

Philip said that he was playing football.

Jacob asked me if l had read that book.

This is indirect speech.

What is indirect speech?

• When the words or speech of a person is quoted without speech marks is called an indirect speech.
• In this speech, the exact words are not quoted and the conjunction 'that' is used for making an indirect speech.

Answer 2

Answer:

6. Philip said, "I was playing football."

INDIRECT SPEECH =  Philip said that he was playing

football.

7.Jacob said, “Have you read this book?"

INDIRECT SPEECH = Jacob asked me if I have read this

book

INDIRECT SPEECH

Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.