Question

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.1) He said to me," I will fly the kite."
2) Ram said to sita,"You are beautiful."
3) She says to me,"honesty is the best policy."
4) Sita said,"Honesty is the best policy."
5) Rani said,"Meera may be leaving the school."​

Answer 1

Answer:

1). He told me that he will fly the kite.

2). Ram told Sita she is beautiful.

3). She told me honesty is the best policy.

4). Sita told honesty is the best policy.

5). Rani told meera may be leaving the school.

Answer 2

1. He said to me that he would fky the kite.
2. Ram said to Sita that she she ia beautiful.
3. She says to me that honesty is the best policy.
4. Sita said that honesty ia the best policy.
5. Rani said that Meera may be leaving the school.

• TTochange a sentence into indirect sentence we need to remove the inverted commas first and convert the sentence in such a way that it looks like it is said by a third person.
• Direct speech requires exact quotation of words of the speaker in inverted commas while indirect speech is reported speech.