He said,"Do you speak English?" into indirect speech
Answers
He asked, do I speak English?
Explanation:
There are two types of speech in English grammar i.e. direct and indirect.
Indirect speech is the type of reported speech in which the main message of the speaker is conveyed without keeping the original order.
Direct speech is also known as quoted speech as that reports the words uttered in the original form.
In an indirect speech the words are not written in the order they were uttered by the original speaker.
Unlike indirect speech, direct speech is written with inverted commas.
The original speaker is mentioned in the sentence to report whose words are being written.
Answer:
He asked, do I speak English.
Additional information:
Indirect speech:
➜ He told her that, she was trying to insult me.
Direct speech:
➜ He said to her, "you are trying to insult me".
Direct speech definition:
➜ Direct speech is quote actual words of the speaker.
Indirect speech definition:
➜ Indirect speech reports the content said by the speaker without quoting exact words. This is "Reported speech".
Examples of direct and indirect speech:
Direct speech:
➜ Nayanshreyas, said "I have scored 100% marks in maths".
Indirect speech:
➜ Nayanshreyas said that he had scored 100% marks in maths.
Converting direct to indirect speech:
➜ Changing the tenses.
➜ Changing the pronouns.
➜ Changing the expression of the words for (Place, things, Time).