Question

Change into indirect speech. 1. Rama said to me, "I am very sorry to hear of the sad demise of your mother."​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rama told me sorrowfully that he was very sorry to hear the demise of my mother.

Explanation:

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

$\rightarrow$ Said to = told

$\rightarrow$ I= he

$\rightarrow$ Am = was.

$\rightarrow$ Your = my

$\rightarrow$ sorrowfully = it tells about the emotion of the speaker.

Answer 2

$\huge\sf\orange{●Answer}$

$\sf\red{Direct \: Speech}\downarrow$

• Rama said to me, "I am very sorry to hear of the sad demise of your mother."

$\sf\red{Indirect \: Speech}\downarrow$

• Rama told me sorrowfully that he is very sorry to hear the sad demise of my mother.

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$\mathfrak{Extra \: Shots:}$

• Some words that denote time and place change.

$\sf\red{now}$ →$\sf\green{then}$

$\sf\red{here}$ →$\sf\green{there}$

$\sf\red{yesterday}$ →$\sf\green{the\: day \: before}$

$\sf\red{today}$ →$\sf\green{that \: day}$

$\sf\red{tommorow}$ →$\sf\green{the \: day \: after}$

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