Question

He explained that he was reading a book { identify the direct and indirect speech }

Answer 1

He said ,“ I am reading a book. "

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Answer 2

Answer :-

→ He explained that he was reading a book.

The given sentence is in indirect speech.

→ Because there is no inverted commas in the sentence.

→ The connecting word that has been used in the sentence.

→ Pronoun related changes are also done in the sentence.

→ Tense related changes are also made in the sentence.

All these things implies that the sentence has been converted into indirect speech .

Direct speech form of the given sentence will be like this :-

→ He said , " I am reading a book ."

What is direct speech ?

→ The sentence in which we write the actual words of the speaker without making any changes .

What is indirect speech ?

→ The sentence in which we modify the statement of the speaker .