Question

change direct into indirect speech (He said,"i can do this work")

Answer 1

He said that he could do that work.

Explanation:

Direct and Indirect Speech -

In the given sentence reported verb is 'said' so we have to use the same reported verb to make it indirect speech sentence.

• We should use ' that' as a conjunction.

• We should conver the tense of the sentence. So 'can' becomes 'could' and 'this' becomes 'that'.

• Do the changes in pronoun according to the subject.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The indirect speech is : He said that he could do that work

Explanation :

• The mentioned reported speech is an Assertive Sentence. And its reporting verb is written in simple past tense, said is past form of say. Reported speech changes following the rules and regulations of reporting verb.

• When direct speech turns into indirect speech introductory conjunction, that is used In Assertive Sentence. Here I in reported speech is indicating he, past form of can is could, this turns into that.

• Example : - She said, "I dislike you." - She said that she disliked me.

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