Question

He said," You are my friend". (Change narration)​

Answer 1

The narration of the sentence can be changed as follows:

He said that I was his friend.

What is direct and indirect narration?

• A direct narration is like the type of narration in the question. A direct narration uses the exact words of the speaker to convey what the speaker has said.
• In indirect narration, the message of the speaker is reported without exactly using the words of the speaker.
• As exact words are used in direct speech, it is written in inverted commas. Indirect speech does not require to be written in inverted commas.