Question

A. Change the following into Indirect speech.

1. Sumit said, "I am cycling to school.”
2. He said, "I have mowed the lawn."
3. Ravi said, "I finished my project yesterday."
4. My mother said, “I shall wash the linen tomorrow."​

Answer 1

Answers:

1. Sumit said that he was cycling to school.

2. He said that he had mowed the lawn.

3. Ravi said that he had finished his project the previous day.

4. My mother said that she she shall wash the linen the next day.

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→ Speeches

There are two types of speeches:

✳ Direct Speech

Direct speech refers to the exact conversation that has taken place between any two people. Proper punctuation marks and the exact words used in the conversation must be used.

✳ Indirect Speech

Indirect speech [also known as reported speech] refers to the reporting of the speech that happened between any two people to someone else. Past tense is used in this kind of speech and minute changes can be observed in the words used.