Question

He asked his friends, '' Are you going to play today? ''(chang into indirect speech)

Answer 1

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Answer- He asked his friends if/whether they were going to play that day.

[ This is a Interrogative sentence. Depending upon type of sentence, the rules differs for converting Direct to Indirect speech. One of them, is usage of If/whether]

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For Interrogative sentences, Some basic rules are there for converting Direct to Indirect speech. These rules arr:

• The Reporting verbs like say, tell etc. are changed to verbs like asked, enquire etc. depending upon tense.
• If the sentences is simple Wh questions, then they are retained in the Indirect speech also.
• And, if the sentences are yes/no type questions or questions not having Wh words, then we use If/Whether for linking.

⚠️ Also, Don't forget !! To change the Question mark/Interrogation(?) into full stop(.)

Examples !!

❍ I said to my sister, "Did you go to school?"

• I asked my sister if she had gone to school.

❍ He said to her, "Are you crying?"

• He asked her if she was crying.

❍ I said to the stranger, "Who are you?"

• I asked the stranger who he was.

❍ He said to Ram, "Which drink you want?"

• He asked Ram which drink he wanted.

❍ The boy said, "Shall I go out for shopping?"

• The boy asked if he would go out for shopping.

Note :-

✒You can also use whether instead of if.

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Answer 2

Answer:

He asked his friend whether they are going to play that day.

Changes as per Reporting Verb

According to the reporting verb, changes are made in the direct sentence or the sentence in inverted commas.

If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the direct sentence is changed in its past tense.

The tense of direct speech remains unchanged when the reporting verb is in the present or future tense.

If the direct sentence contains the universal truth, then it remains unchanged in the Indirect Speech.

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Reporting Verb

Below, we are providing Direct and Indirect Speech examples using reporting verb changes.

★★Navin said, “He is young.”

Navin said that he was young.

★★Isha says, “I am pretty.”

Isha says that she is pretty.

★★Rohan will say, “I am tall.”

Rohan will say that he is tall.

★★They said, “The sun rises in the east.”

They said that the sun rises in the east.