Question

B. Change these sentences to reported speech.
1. Sharif said, “The books are here on this table.'​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sharif said that the books were there on that table.

Explanation:

$\rightarrow$ We are dealing with narration here, where direct narration is converted into indirect narration.

$\rightarrow$ Here=there.

$\rightarrow$ This= that.

$\rightarrow$ Tense was changed accordingly present continous tense to past continous tense)

Answer 2

Answer:

Sharif said that the books are there on that table.

Explanation: