Question

Convert it into reported speech​ 1. "Where is your sister?
2. "I don't speak Italian, "she said.
3. "Say hello to jim ," they said.
4. "The film began at seven o clock, " he said .
5. "Don't play on the grass , boys," she said
6. "Where have you spent your money ?" she asked him.
7"I never make mistakes," he said .
8 "Does she know Robert ? " he wanted to know.
9. " Don't try this at home,"the stuntman told the audience.​

Answer 1

Required Answers:-

1. "Where is your sister?" She asked.

$\longrightarrow$ She asked about where was my sister.

2. "I don't speak Italian", she said.

$\longrightarrow$ She said that she doesn't speak Italian.

3. "Say hello to Jim", they said.

$\longrightarrow$ They said to say hello to Jim.

4. "The film began at seven o clock", he said.

$\longrightarrow$ He said that the film begun at seven o clock.

5. "Don't play on the grass, boys", she said.

$\longrightarrow$ She said to the boys not to play on the grass.

6. "Where have you spent your money?", she asked him.

$\longrightarrow$ She asked him about where did he spent his money.

7. "I never make mistakes", he said.

$\longrightarrow$ He said that he never makes mistakes.

8. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

$\longrightarrow$ He wanted to know whether she knew Robert.

9. "Don't try this at home", stuntman told the audience.

$\longrightarrow$ The stuntman requested the audience not to try that at home.

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In grammar there are two types of speeches:-

• Direct Speech (or direct narration)
• Indirect Speech (Indirect narration)

Direct Speech:- The words spoken directly by the speaker is known as direct spech.

Eg:- → He said, "I won't play cricket anymore."

→ She said, "I love studying physics."

Indirect Speech:- The act of reporting words spoken by the speaker, by making necessary changes to it.

Eg:- → He said that he won't play cricket anymore.

→ She said that she loves studying physics.

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