change into indirect speech He said Please give me a glass of water
Answers
Question :
He said ,“ Please give me a glass of water.”
Answer :
He requested to give him a glass of water.
Additional information :
Direct Speech :-
We may quote the actual words of his speech. This is called direct speech .
Indirect speech :-
We may report the substance or meaning of the words used by the speaker without quoting the actual words .This is called indirect speech .
Rules of changing Direct Speech into Indirect speech :-
★ The inverted commas are omitted in the direct speech .
★The tense of the reporting verb should never be changed .
★We use joiner or linker before the indirect speech .
★ The first letter within inverted commas will not remain capital after changing narration .
★ The pronounces should be changed according to the sense of the speech.
★ Question :
He said, “Please give me a glass of water.” (change into indirect speech)
★ AnswEr :
He requested to give him a glass of water.
★ Explore More :
■ There are two kinds of narration or speech.
- Direct Speech (it is used to repeat someone's words and the speech is contained with quotation mark)
- Indirect Speech (It is used to report what someone says and it doesn't contain any quotation mark)
■ If the reporting verb is in past tense the tense of the reported verb is changed into corresponding past form.
■ If the direct speech states 'all time truth',the tense of the reported verb is not changed.
■ In the indirect form ‘please’ is left out and placed with the verb ‘request’.
■ The first person in the direct speech is changed into the person of the speaker.