“ I want to be a motor mechanic” he repeats.
But garage is a long way from his home. “I will walk”, he says.
“Do you also dream of flying a plane?”I ask
“No” he says, staring at the ground.(change into indirect speech
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Question:-
"I want to be a motor mechanic "He repeats.
But garage is a long way from his home."I will walk."He says.
"Do you also dream of flying a plane?" I ask
"No"He says , staring at the ground. (Change into indirect speech)
Answer:-
He repeats that he want to be a motor mechanic.
He says that he would walk though the garage is a long way from his home.
I asked that did he also dream of flying a plane.
He says that no by staring at the ground.
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An action or information can be expressed in a sentence.
What is direct speech?
The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called Direct speech.
Ex;- He said , "I am twenty now."
What is indirect speech?
The meaning of the substance of speakers words in the sentence is called Indirect speech.
Ex:- He said that he was twenty then.
General rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech:-
- The inverted commas are omitted in the indirect speech.
- The capital letter with inverted commas will not remain capital in indirect speech.
- The tense of the Verb will be changed while changing the speech.
- An affirmative sentence/simple sentence use that as a linker.
- While changing we have to be aware of Verb.
Examples:-
He said ,"I am right."(D.S)
He said that he was right (I.S)
They said , "You are a brave boy."(D.S)
They told me that I was a brave boy .(I.S)
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Answer:
The Correct Answer is given under :
"He repeated that he wants to be a motor mechanic. But garage being a long way from his home, he stated he would walk. I further asked him if he also dreams of flying a plane. Staring at the ground, he replied No."
Explanation:
The given conversation in the question is written in Direct Speech. We are instructed to convert it into Indirect speech.
Indirect Speech is the type of speech where the conversation is not written using inverted commas. It is rather written in the form of Assertive sentences, changing the verb in the present form to the past form whenever necessary.