Question

Convert the speech I wrote a letter

Answer 1

Answer:

In the first sentence, the message was conveyed directly as the speaker said he wrote a letter. When it is changed into indirect speech, it was altered in such a way that the speaker conveys the message of someone else in his own words without changing the meaning of the statement.

The above given sentence is in a direct speech. In the direct speech, generally the actual terms of the speaker are quoted. The actual quote is enclosed using inverted commas or quotations. Though in “indirect speech”, the actual term of the speaker is changed and reported in our term without changing the meaning of the statement. In the first sentence, the message was conveyed directly as the speaker said he wrote a letter. When it is changed into indirect speech, it was altered in such a way that the speaker conveys the message of someone else in his own words without changing the meaning of the statement.  

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

In direct speech, we convey the message of the speaker in his own actual words without any change to another person.

Indirect Speech

In indirect speech, we convey the message of the speaker in our own words to another person.

Procedure of changing direct speech into indirect speech

Remove comma and inverted commas.

Put "that" between the reporting and reported speeches.(it is optional to put "that" between the reporting and reported speech)

Change the 1st letter of reported speech into small letter except for "I"

Change the pronoun of the direct speech according to the rules described in table 2

Change the tense of the direct speech appropriately according to rules described in table 3.

Change the words expressing nearness in time or places of the direct speech into its appropriate words expressing distance as per table 1

Rules for changing Direct into Indirect Speech

The past tense is often used when it is uncertain if the statement is true or when we are reporting objectively.Indirect Speech ConversionDirect Speech ConditionPresent Tenses in the Direct Speech are changed into Past Tense.If the reporting or principal verb is in the Past Tense.Do Not Change Tense of reported Speech in Indirect Speech sentenceIf in direct speech you find say/says or will say.Direct speech the words within the quotation marks talk of a universal truth or habitual action.The reporting verb is in a present tense.

i think it's useful you.