Change the sentences from direct speech to indirect speech or indirect speech to direct speech.
Tanay said to Raj, "Where have you been?" *
Answers
Question:-
Tanya said to Raj, " where have you been? "* ( change the indirect speech into direct speech)
Answer:-
Tanya told raj where he had been.
Additional information!!!!!!!!!!
Direct speech :-
❐ The exact words of the speaker are repeated.
❐ The words of the speaker are enclosed with inverted commas.
❐ The introductory verb is said.
❐ A comma separates the introductory part and the exact words of the speaker.
❐ The speaker uses the first person pronoun to speak for himself / herself.
Indirect speech:-
❐ The speakers word are reported by someone in his or her words.
❐ Since the exact words of the speaker are not reproduced the inverted commas are removed.
❐ The introductory verb is usually said or told.
❐ The subordinate conjunction that is used to join the introductory path to the reported part. The comma is not used.
❐ The first person pronoun is changed to the third person pronoun .
For example:-
ꔷ Rahul said,' I want to buy a badminton racquet.' ( direct)
➜ Rahul said that he he wanted to buy a badminton racquet .