Question

Change the following sentences into indirect speeck
1 "What a lovely dress!" she said.
2 He said "I shall do my best tomorrow."
3 Can I help you with your homework?" said my father
4 "I shall go for a walk tomorrow," he said
5 She said "last night I met my friend."
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. she said that what a lovely dress.

2. He said that he shall do his best the next day.

3.My father said me that whether he could help me with my homework.

4.He said that he will go for a walk the next day.

5.She said that she met her friend the before night

Answer 2

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1. "What a lovely dress!" she said.

» She remarked that it was a lovely dress

2. He said "I shall do my best tomorrow."

» He said that he would do his best the following day.

3. Can I help you with your homework?" said my father.

» My father asked me whether he could help me with my homework

4. "I shall go for a walk tomorrow," he said.

» He said that he would go for a walk on the following day.

5. She said "last night I met my friend."

» She said that she had met her friend the previous night.

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Direct speech is used when the words spoken or written down are actual words spoken by some person; as

He said, "It is raining today."

Indirect speech is used when a person reports direct speech, That is, he reports orally or writes down the words in an appropriate tense and refers to the original speakers or writes in the third person, making other necessary changes; as

He said that it was raining that day.