Question

Convert the following into Indirect speech. (4)
a) She said, “I have posted all the letters”.

Answer 1

Answer:

She said that she had posted all the letters.

Explanation:

*The given question is in direct speech,declarative sentence.

*We should convert the question into indirect speech.

*So we have to follow the declarative sentence rules.

*In the reported speech,comma and quotation are removed and the declarative connective linker "that" is included.

*Pronoun "I" is changed into "she".

*Present perfect tense "have posted" is changed into past perfect tense "had posted".

*So the answer is,

She said that she had posted all the letters.

Answer 2

Question :

She said, “I have posted all the letters”. (Change into Indirect Speech)

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Answer :

She said that she had posted all the letters