Question

Convert the sentence into indirect speech (4)

a. Our teacher said, “Words are powerful!”b. Mohit asked, “Do you want some water?”c. My mother said, “Eat your food and go to sleep early”

d. Priya said, “I am planning to visit Grand Canyons”​

Answer 1

a. Our teacher said that words are powerful!

b. Mohit asked if I needed some water.

c. My mother said to eat my food and go to sleep early.

d. Priya said that she is planning to go to visit Grand Canyons.

Answer 2

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a) Our teacher said, “Words are powerful!”

Our teacher told us that words are powerful.

b) Mohit asked, “Do you want some water?”

Mohit asked that Do you want some water ?

c) My mother said, “Eat your food and go to sleep early”.

My mother told me that Eat your food and go to sleep early.

d) Priya said, “I am planning to visit Grand Canyons”.

Priya told that I am planning to visit Grand canyons.

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Direct Speech

Direct speech involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person,within inverted commas or quotation marks.

For Example

• She said,"I won't be coming home tonight".

Indirect Speech

Indirect/reported speech on the other hand,does not have to be within quotes or reported word-to-word.

For Example

• She told him that she was happy.

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