Question

Dhruv asked me, " Have you finished reading the newspaper?" convert into indirect speech

Answer 1

Explanation:

Dhruv asked me that did i finish reading newspaper

Answer 2

Indirect speech- 'Dhruv asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.'

• The two main types of speech are- Direct and indirect speech.
• Direct speech quotes or repeats the exact word spoken by the original speaker. Direct speech is enclosed within the quotation mark.
• Example - Ram Said, "He Is Going Home"
• Indirect speech or reported speech is used for reporting the content of someone elses' utterance without directly quoting it.
• Example - Ram said that he would go home.
• For changing direct speech into indirect speech following rules are followed -

1. Inverted commas and quotation marks are removed.
2. Sentence end with a full stop.
3. If the reporting verb is in past tense then all the present tenses are changed accordingly.

For example -

Dhruv asked me, " Have you finished reading the newspaper?"(direct speech )

Dhruv asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.'(Indirect speech)

4. Reporting verbs such as say/said are changed to enquired/asked or demanded.

• Keeping in mind the above rules. The indirect speech would be 'Dhruv asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.'

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