Question

I am going to the dentist now ,said Lyn change into reported speech

Answer 1

AnswEr :-

Lyn said that she was going to the dentist then.

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Changes made :-

■ The word 'that' was added.

■ 'I' was converted into 'she' as pronoun changes are to be made (Lyn; being a girl).

■ As the reported verb was in Past tense, the tense was changed in the reported speech (Present tense into Past tense).

■ The word 'now' got changed into 'then', as per the rules. (Reference - Words denoting time and place must be changed.)

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Extra Information :-

The following points need to be noted about the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-

» Never change the tense of the reporting verb.

» When the verb inside the quotation marks expresses a Universal truth, don't change the tense.

» When the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.