Question

change the following sentence to reported speech
the teacher said to the boys, "i shall prove now that the earth moves round the sun"​

Answer 1

Answer:

this sentence is already in reported/direct speech

it's indirect speech is

the teacher told the boys that she should prove then that the earth moves round the sun

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Answer 2

Question:–

change the following sentence to reported speech

the teacher said to the boys, "i shall prove now that the earth moves round the sun"

To find:–

• We have to convert into reported or indirect speech

Answer:–

The teacher told the boys that she will prove that the earth moves round the sun.

Concept:–

• Direct and Indirect speech

As we know there are two ways of relating what a person has said. That is Direct and Indirect speech.

Direct speech:-

• In direct speech actual words of the speeker are quoted.

Indirect speech:-

• In indirect speech commas are used to mark the exact words of speaker. Whereas, exact meaning is also given without necessarily using speaker's words.

Relevant changes needed in a sentence from direct indirect speech:–

• I is changed to he
• now is changed to then
• am is changed to was

Rules for changing Direct into Indirect speech:–

• Rule 1. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, tense in the reported speech is not changed.
• Rule 2. If reporting verb is in past tense, the tense of verb in the reported speech is changed into one forms of past tense.
• Rule 3. Pronouns and possesive adjectives of the first and second person in direct speech are changed into third person in indirect speech.
• Rule 4. In reporting speech , the words expressing nearness of time and place are changed into words showing a specific distance.