chenge this sentence into indirect speech. portia said to sherloc, "why do yuo not accept thrice. the sum?
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Portia asked Sherlock why he had not accepted (did not accept) thrice.
✳️: It is not necessary to change past tense into past perfect tense.
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Portia asked Sherlock why he had not accepted (did not accept) thrice.
✳️: It is not necessary to change past tense into past perfect tense.
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This question is on direct and indirect speech.
The given sentence is in direct speech.
Direct Speech : Portia said to Sherloc, "Why do you not accept thrice the sum ?"
Direct speech is defined as the way of repeating what someone said using the exact same words used by that person.
The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is :
Indirect Speech : Portia asked Sherloc why he did not accept thrice the sum.
Indirect speech is defined as the way of reporting what someone said without using the exact same words and without changing the meaning of the statements. It is also called reported speech.
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