Convert into indirect speech ......1) The boy will say,"it is very hot today."
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Answer:
here is some rules
Explanation:
RULES FOR CHANGING DIRECT INTO INDIRECT SPEECH
n Get one thing straight-you do not have to learn the rules by heart. Simply understand what they ask you to do and apply the same in converting a sentence from direct to indirect
n RULE ONE:-If in direct speech you find say/says or will say then DO NOT CHANGE THE TENSE that you can find within the quotation marks
EXAMPLES-RULE ONE
n I say ' I am elated”
n I say I am elated
n He says,” I was a fool then”
n He says he was a fool then.
n She says,” I will be more experienced then”
n She says she will be more experienced then
n I will say,” He loves cricket”
n I will say he loves cricket
n She will say,” He was in the land of nod then”
n She will say he was in the land of nod then.
n They will say,” We will achieve greatness”
n They will say we will achieve greatness.
RULE TWO
• If in direct speech the words within the quotation marks talk of a universal truth or habitual action then RULE ONE is followed or in other words the tense inside the quotation marks is not changed at all.. For e.g.
• The teacher said,” The sun rises in the east”
The teacher said the sun rises in the east
RULE THREE
* If there is 'said' in the direct speech then the tense of the words inside quotation marks is changed to the past tense.
* I said,” I am suffering from a fit of ennui”
* I said I was suffering from a fit of ennui.
Help List one
o Words indicating nearness are changed into words showing distance
o Here-there tomorrow-the next/following day
o This-that yesterday-the previous day
o These-those the next week-the following week
o Today-that day now-then
o Tonight-that night
Help List Two
o The following changes in the tense need to be considered
o Is/am-was
o Are-were
o Is (sleeping)-was (sleeping)
o Are (sleeping)-were (sleeping)
o Has/have killed-had killed
o Was/were laughing-had been laughing
o Can-could; will-would; shall-should; may-might
o Did-had done
Rule 3 --Some examples
• I said,” My mother cooks well”
I said my mother cooked well.
She said, “ I am reading a whodunit now”
She said she was reading a whodunit then.
He said,” I killed an ant”
He said he had killed an ant.
We said ,” They have done their job”
We said they had done their job
n She said,” We were all laughing uncontrollably”
She said they had been all laughing uncontrollably.
He said,” I can do it”
He said he could do it.
She said to me,” You may need help”
She told me I might need help.
He said ,” She will do this task quickly”
He said she would do that task quickly.
Answer:
Explanation:
it was very hot that day the boy said