Question

B1. i) Mother said to them, "I didn't see your books."
(Change into indirect narration)​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Mother told them that she didn't see their books

Answer 2

Question:-

Mother said to them, "I didn't see your books."

(Change into indirect narration)

Answer:-

Mother said to them that she didn't saw their books.

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The sentence we were given is :- Mother said to them, "I didn't see your books."

Here, the reporting verb "Mother said to them" is in Past Indefinite Tense.

So, following the rules of pronouns and tenses, we find:-

Mother said to them that she didn't saw their books.

Now, know the rules that have been applied:-

While making the changes from Direct and Indirect speech, one should be having knowledge of rules of changes in pronouns.

• The first person in reported speech changes according to the subject of reporting speech.
• In Reported Speech change of the second person depends on the object of reporting speech.
• The third person remains unchanged.

According to the reporting verb, changes are made in the direct sentence or the sentence in inverted commas.

• If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the direct sentence is changed in its past tense.

Some Examples:-

• The captain said to the new student, "I appreciate your efforts."

Indirect:- The captain said to the new student that he appreciated his (S) efforts.

• Houtarou said that, "Many students is arguing against this rule."

Indirect:- Houtarou said that many students were arguing against that rule