Question

change into indirect speech​

Answer 1

Answer:

Zaira told me that she is nice to meet me after a long time

He said that he might buy a pen.

Explaination:

• As we know there are two ways of relating what a person has said. That is Direct and Indirect speech.

Direct speech:-

• In direct speech actual words of the speeker are quoted.

Indirect speech:-

• In indirect speech commas are used to mark the exact words of speaker. Whereas, exact meaning is also given without necessarily using speaker's words.

The given sentence is in direct speech and we have to change it into indirect speech.v

Changes tooked place :-

• In the first sentence the word 'said' is changed to told. Whereas 'that' is added.
• In the second sentence 'that' is added after the word 'said' and the inverted commas are removed. 'May' word is changed to 'might'

Additional Information:

Rules for changing Direct into Indirect speech:

• Rule 1. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, tense in the reported speech is not changed.
• Rule 2. If reporting verb is in past tense, the tense of verb in the reported speech is changed into one forms of past tense.
• Rule 3. Pronouns and possesive adjectives of the first and second person in direct speech are changed into third person in indirect speech.
• Rule 4. In reporting speech , the words expressing nearness of time and place are changed into words showing a specific distance.

Hope it helps !

Answer 2

Answer:

this is the change into direct speech and indirect speech