Question

Change
the sentences as indirect speech.
I said to Ramesh, wh
ere is the doctor
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Answer 1

Answer:

I asked Ramesh where the doctor was.

Answer 2

I asked Ramesh where the doctor was. -This is the answer.

Explanation:

• The sentence that is given in direct speech must be changed into indirect speech.  
• When a sentence is changed into indirect speech, the comma and quotation marks must be removed.
• The entire sentence is converted into past tense. That is the verbs take the past tense form. So the verb 'is' becomes 'was'.
• The person within the quotation marks must be changed in reported form accordingly. As in the sentence we talk about a third person (doctor), we need not change it.
• The given sentences are interrogative. So the question mark must be removed in reported speech.  We must used 'asked' because it is a question.
• When it is changed into reported form, the verb comes after the noun. So it is 'the doctor was'.
• Hence the answer is: I asked Ramesh where the doctor was.