Question

change into indirect speech.
(a) “ Do you like your school? ” asked the boy.
“ Don't go to school; I'm a business man - girl, i mean ” , answered jo.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The boy asked whether I like my school.

Explanation:

There are two types of narration, direct speech, and indirect speech. Direct speech is the narration in which the statement is quoted as it is said by the speaker. The statement is enclosed in the double inverted commas. Indirect speech is the statement in which the statement is quoted in the speaker's own words.  

Answer 2

Indirect speech:

The boy asked me whether i like my school.

Jo instructed the girl to not go to school and said that he meant that he was a businessman.

Explanation:

• The given sentence is a interrogative and imperative sentences. Since, the given sentence is a question, the word "whether" is used in indirect speech.
• The sentence is given as direct speech which is changed into reported speech.
• The present tense in the direct speech is converted into past tense in indirect speech. If the direct speech is in past tense, it is converted into past participle.