Do as directed:
The old woman said Arun,"can u hlp me to cross the street?"
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Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.
Example: Samantha said,"I'm going to the clinic." (Direct)
Samantha said that she was going to the clinic. (Indirect)
In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words have to be made. Also, if the sentence is contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech.
The old woman said to Arun,"Can you help me cross the street?" (Direct)
The old woman asked Arun if he could help her cross the street. (Indirect)