Question

Exercise 2

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:​

Answer 1

8. They said, "P.T. Usha had won the race.

They said that P.T usha had won the race.

• The sentence is in past perfect and according to rule, past tense remains unchanged.

9. She said, "Asha had been reading for two hours."

She said that Asha had been reading for two hours.

• Again, past tense will remain unchanged.

10. The little boy said, "The sun is rising in the east."

The little boy said that the sun is rising in the east.

• As this is a universal truth, it will remain unchanged. $\:$

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