Question

he said what a great mistake I have made change into indirect speech

Answer 1

he said that I've made a great mistake

Answer 2

He said that he had made a great mistake.

• The speech reports the exact words that are said by the speaker
• Whenever a sentence has to be transformed then it should be ensured that it does not form another question.
• It is used when the focus is totally on the entity or individual who is impacted by the activity.
• It is also known as reported speech.
• In this type of conversion generally, the term say/said is used depending upon who is being talked to.
• For example:

Direct speech: “I have a new mobile”

Indirect speech: He said he had a new mobile.

• In the given sentence, the person is disappointed that they have made a huge mistake.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - He said that he had made a great mistake.

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