Question

He said to me, "I saw mohan yesterday"

Answer 1

Question:-

He said to me, "I saw Mohan yesterday".

Answer:-

He told me that he had seen Mohan the previous day.

Additional information!!!!!!

In the forms of direct speech:-

❐ The exact word of the speaker are repeated.

❐ The words of the speaker are enclosed with the inverted comma.

❐ The introductory in verb is said.

In the forms of indirect speech:-

❐ The speakers words are reported by someone in his / her words.

❐ Since the exact words of the speaker are not reproduced, the inverted commas are removed.

❐ The introductory is usually Said or told .

Answer 2

Heya!!

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He told me that he had seen Mohan the previous day.

An action or information can be expressed in sentence.

In English the sentence are active or passive,Direct or Indirect.

• The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Direct\:Speech}}}}$

Ex:- He said , "I am busy now".

• The meaning of the substance of the speakers word is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Indirect\: Speech}}}}$

Ex:- He said he was busy then.

Note:-

When the given sentence is universal fact then the sentence can't be changed.

Ex:- The sun rises in the east.

Rules for changing Direct speech into Indirect speech:-

$\bigstar$ The inverted commas are omitted in the direct speech .

$\bigstar$ The tense of the reporting verb should never be changed.

$\bigstar$ We use linker before the Indirect speech.

$\bigstar$ The first letter with an inverted commas will not remind capital in the invited speech .

$\bigstar$ The pronoun should be changed according to the sense of speech.