Question

Change the statements into indirect speech:-
1. My mother said to me,"I have prepared pasta today."
2. Reema said, " The machine was out of order."
3. He said,"All the boys were laughing at the beggar."
4.Sam said," I am learning the lesson."
5.The priest said," Honesty is the best policy."​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.My mother said to me that she had prepared pasta that day.

2. Reema said that the machine was out of order.

3. He said that all the boys were laughing at the beggar.

4. Sam said that he was learning the lesson.

5.The priest said that honesty is the best policy.

Answer 2

Answer:

1 my mother told me that she had prepared pasta that day.

2 Reema said that the machine had been out of order.

3 he said that all the boys had been laughing at the begger.

4 Sam said that she was learning the lesson.

5 The prisoner said that honesty is the best policy.