Question

i said,may i have a cake.reported speech​

Answer 1

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→ I requested to have a cake.

Know more !!

In English there are 2 types of speeches that are:-

1. Direct speech

2. Indirect speech

Explanation !

1. Direct speech:-

→ Direct speech also known as quoted speech means the actual or exact words that are spoken by a person.

→ The direct speech is always enclosed with inverted commas (" ")

→ There is no change in words.

→ For eg; He said," I have done my work."

2. Indirect speech:-

→ Indirect speech means reporting what the first person has said or asked.

→ we change a sentence in indirect speech without using first person's actual words.

→ This is also known as reported speech.

→ We change it into the past tense.

→ For eg; He said that he had done his work.

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