Question

Gautam said to her friend"what are you doing here?"(narration change)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Gautam asked her friend what are they doing there.

Answer 2

Question:

Gautam said to his friend"what are you doing here?"(narration change)

Answer:

Gautam asked his friend what they were doing there.

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There are two kind of speech.

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

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We use Direct Speech when we repeat someone's words

Examples:

• I say, " I am all right."

• He said, " The earth moves."

• He says," I am always busy. "

• She will say," Munia knows everything.

• He said, " Mother works hard "

• He asked to me, " what is your name? "

• I asked him, " are you alright ? "

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We use indirect speech when we use our own words to report what someone says.

Examples:

• I say that I am all right.

• He said that the earth moves.

• He says that he is always busy.

• She will say that munia knows everything.

• He said that mother worked hard.

• He asked me what my name was.

• I asked him if he was alright.

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NOTE :

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• The quote starts with the capital letter preceded by a comma.

• The indirect speech contains no quote mark,nor any comma.

• In indirect speech ' told ' may be used for ' said to '; ' told ' takes an object

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