Question

Bairam Khan said, “We are playing with fire.”( Choose the correct Narration) *
Bairam Khan said that they were playing with fire.
Bairam Khan said that they had been playing with fire.
Bairam Khan said that we were playing with fire.
Bairam Khan said that they would be playing with fire.​

Answer 1

Question:-

Bairam Khan said, “We are playing with fire.” (Choose the correct Narration)

Answer:-

Correct answer: Option = 'A'

Bairam Khan said that they were playing with fire.

Here,

Bairam Khan said, “We are playing with fire.” = Direct narration.

Bairam Khan said that they were playing with fire. = Indirect narration.

Additionally:-

Direct speech:-

• When the reported speech repeats the actual words this is called direct narration.
• For example:- My father said, "it is time to go away".
• In the above given example, it is said that the father says the actual meaning of the sentence and the narration doesn't get changed and it has been spoken at present immediately.

Indirect speech:-

• When they reported speech give the substance of the words used by the speaker and not the actual words this is called indirect narration.
• For example:- My father said that it was time to go away.
• In this above given narration, it shows that someone is conveying the information of the father to the other person.
• And also in this narration, by the rules it said that, removing of apostrophes (') and commas (,) has taken place in indirect narration.