Question

9. She said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel ?"
"No," replied the man, “I am a stranger.

change into indirect ​

Answer 1

She asked me if I could tell her the way to the nearest hotel.

The man replied No, as he was a stranger.

Explanation:

• Direct and Indirect speech are methods of communication.
• Direct speech delivers the exact meaning, inverted commas are used to convey the intended message.
• Whereas indirect speech is the reported form of conveying a message. The summary of the occurrence is conveyed in the speaker’s own words.
• When converting direct speech to indirect speech and vice-versa the meaning has to be intact, conversion should take place without changing the context of the sentence.
• Indirect speech sentences could begin with the use of determiners that signify the nature of the sentence.
• For example, the first sentence given here is a question so the indirect sentence can begin with “she asked”, followed by what the woman asked.