Question

change into indirect speech! " where's the man that done that?'inquired the officer excitedly. ​

Answer 1

Hi Mate,

The indirect speech of the given sentence is:

Where is the man who done this?

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Answer 2

The correct sentence is:- The officer inquired where the man was who had done that.

• Here, in the given sentence, we have been instructed to change the sentence from direct speech to indirect speech.
• As we know the rules of changing a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech are that we need to maintain the meaning of the sentence and we cannot change the exact words of the sentence.
• In the given sentence, we are talking about a police officer who was very excited about the man who had done this kind of action.
• Hence, the correct sentence in the indirect speech is 'The officer inquired where the man was who had done that.'