Question

"I don’t wish to talk about it",complained the sweeper-boy. (Indirect speech)

Answer 1

Given sentence :-

"I don’t wish to talk about it", complained the sweeper-boy.

Indirect speech :-

The sweeper boy complained that he didn't wish to talk about that.

SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

• In changing a sentence from direct into indirect speech, all double inverted commas are removed.

• The sentence is changed into past tense.

• It is written in third-person reference.

                                                                       

Answer 2

"I don't wish to talk about it",complained the sweeper boy.

• The sweeper boy complained that he don't wish to talk about that.

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An action or information can be expressed in a sentence .

In English the sentence are active or passive , direct or indirect.

• The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called Direct speech.

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

• The meaning of the substance of the speakers words is called Indirect speech.

Ex:- He said he was busy then.

• When the given sentence is universal fact then the sentence cannot be changed

Ex:- The sun raises in the east.