Question

convert into indirect speech the teacher said to the boys you are wasting your time
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Answer 1

Question:-

The teacher said to the boys you are wasting your time.(Convert into indirect speech )

AnSWer!!!!!

The teacher told the boys that their wasting their time .

Extra information!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are two types of reporting the words of a speaker ___ the direct speech and the indirect speech or reported speech .

Direct speech reports be exact word of the speaker .In indirect speech , we report what we speaker said without quoting his / her in exact words.

For example:-

ꔷRahul said, " I am going 0utside".

ꔷ Rahul said that he was going outside .

Direct speech:-

ꔷ The exact words of the speaker are

repeated.

ꔷ The words of the speaker are

enclosed within inverted commas .

ꔷThe introductory verb is said .

Indirect speech:-

ꔷThe speakers words are

reported by someone in his or her

words.

ꔷ Since the exact words of the

speaker and not reproduced the

inverted commas are removed.

ꔷ The introductory but is usually

said or told .

Answer 2

Teacher said to the boys,"You are wasting your time. "

• Teacher told boys that they step wasting their time.

Know More:-

• The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called Direct speech.

• The meaning of the substance of speaker's words in the sentence is called Indirect speech.

• While changing we have to be aware of Verb.

• An affirmative sentence/simple sentence use that as a linker.

• The inverted commas are omitted in the indirect speech.

• The capital letter with inverted commas will not remain capital in indirect speech.

• The tense of the Verb will be changed while changing the speech .

• The pronoun should be changed according to the sense of speech.