Question

Change in indirect speech
Hari said to me , 'Are you reading a book?'

Answer 1

Answer:

Hari said to me , 'Are you reading a book?'

Answer 2

The indirect speech of the given sentence is - "Hari asked me if I was reading a book".

• Indirect/reported speech is a speech that does not use the actual words used by the narrator but shares the same meaning from a third-person perspective.

• To change the given direct speech into an indirect speech we have to use the verb "asked" instead of "said". Also, from a third-person perspective, we cannot use a question-marked sentence, rather we will use "if I was reading a book".

Hence, changing into indirect speech the sentence becomes - "He asked me if I was reading a book".

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