change the following into indirect - (a) they said to me ,''why can you not sing?'' (b) I said ,'' have a glass of milk ?'' (c) she said to him ,''wish you all the best?''
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Answer:
a) They asked me why could I not sing.
b) I asked that had a glass of milk.
c) She wished him that all the best.
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Answer:
(a) they said to me ,''why can you not sing?''
Ans- They asked me Why I could not sing.
(b) I said ,'' have a glass of milk ?''
Ans- I asked if They had a glass of milk
(c) she said to him ,''wish you all the best?''
Ans- She wished me for all the best.
Explanation-
If there is Wh family words in reporting speech then we not join the sentence with whether/ if. Can, May, Will and Shall will be changed into Could, Might, Would and Should in Reporting Speech.
Why it could not be They asked me why could I not sing?(first sentence.)
Because If Could is placed before I then it will remain interrogative and they are changed into assertive sentences.
In the interrogative sentences If the reporting speech is started with helping verb then the tense is changed.
In optative sentences ( sentences that express wish ) reporting verb is changed into wish or pray.