Question

Change the following sentences into Reported Speech.
a) Mr. Appanna Patro said to me, "what is your name?”
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Answer 1

Answer:

Mr. appana patro asked me that what is my name

Answer 2

The sentence in the reported speech is:

Mr. Appanna Patro asked me what my name was.

• The given sentence is in the direct speech that states the words of the speaker in quotes.
• Indirect speech or reported speech is a way of addressing the words of the speaker without directly quoting his words.
• On transformation into the indirect or reported speech, certain changes are observed.

1. Change in reporting verb
2. Change in tense
3. Addition of 'that' after the reporting verb in some cases.

• In case of interrogative sentences(as in this case), the reporting verb is mostly 'asked'.