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.
Answers
Explanation:
the boy want to ask that does jo go to school . but jo replays I am a business man girl.answered jo ... hope you understand
Answer:
(a) The boy asked me whether/if liked my school.
(b) Jo answered that she meant she didn't go to school as she was a businessman-girl.
Explanation:
Sentence (a) was a Helping-Verb Interrogative Case. While converting such cases we apply the following rules:
1. Remove the conjunction 'if' or 'whether' that joins the reporting verb with the reported speech.
2. Convert the interrogative sentence into declarative sentence.
3. Change the pronouns and tenses as per the reported speech rules.
Sentence (b) was a statement. While converting such sentences into indirect speech following rules are applied:
1. Present tense in direct speech is turned into Past Tense.
2. Pronouns are changed according to the pronoun change rules.
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