His mother exclaimed in sorrow that she had no a bit of bread to give him and that he had eaten up all the provisions she had in the house the previous day. ( change the narration form)
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His mother said, "Alas, I have not a bit of bread to give you. You have eaten up all the provisions I had in the house yesterday."
This question is on direct and indirect speech.
The given sentence is in indirect speech.
Indirect Speech : His mother exclaimed in sorrow that she had not a bit of bread to give him and that he had eaten up all the provisions she had in the house the previous day.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "indirect speech" as "the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words."
The given sentence, correctly converted to direct speech, is :
Direct Speech : His mother said, "Alas, I have not a bit of bread to give you. You have eaten up all the provisions I had in the house yesterday."
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "direct speech" as "When you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used."