Question

I said to my brother ,"this is not the answer to my question".

change indirect to direct speech.​

Answer 1

Answer:

I replied to my brother that this was not the answer to my question.

Answer 2

$\large{\pink{\sf{\underline{\underline{Question:}}}}}$

I said to my brother ,"this is not the answer to my question".

change indirect to direct speech

$\large{\purple{\sf{\underline{\underline{Answer:}}}}}$

I told my brother that is not the answer to my question.

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An action or information can be expressed in sentence.

In English the sentence are active or passive,Direct or Indirect.

The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Direct\:Speech}}}}$

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

The meaning of the substance of the speakers word is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Indirect\: Speech}}}}$

Ex:- He said he was busy then.

Note:-

• When the given sentence is universal fact then the sentence can't be changed.

Ex:- The sun rises in the east.

Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech:-

★ The inverted commas are omitted in the direct speech .

★ The tense of the reporting verb should never be changed.

★ We use linker before the Indirect speech.

★ The first letter with an inverted commas will not remind capital in the invited speech .

★ The pronoun should be changed according to the sense of speech.

Examples:-

⭐️He said, "I do it."

He said that he did it.

⭐️The boy will say, "I am busy."

The boy will say that he is busy.

⭐️The officer shouted to his man, "Halt!"

The officer ordered his man to halt