Question

Change the sentence from direct to indirect speech:
1. He said to me, "don't smoke"
2. He said to me, " You should work hard to pass the exam"

Answer 1

Answer: 1. He told me not to smoke.

2. He told me to work hard to pass the exam.

Explanation:

Said—> told

Remove quotation marks

Answer 2

1. He told me not to smoke.
2. He told me to work hard to pass the exam.

• In linguistics, indirect speech (also known as reported speech or indirect discourse) is a grammatical method for communicating the content of another utterance without directly quoting it.
• The exact words spoken are repeated or quoted in direct speech. When we use direct speech in writing, we put the words spoken between quotation marks (" ") and leave them alone.
• Example of Indirect Speech-

1. He told me that I looked good.

• Example of Direct Speech-

1. "I look good," He told Me.

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