Question

" I will take this route ; you go straight" ‚ said Raju ( change to indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Raju said that he would take that route and you/his friend should go straight

Answer 2

The correct sentence in the indirect speech is: Raju said that he would take that route and told his friend to go straight.

• Here, in the given sentence, the sentence has been in the direct speech. The given sentence in the direct speech is "I will take this route; you go straight" ‚ said Raju.
• The person Raju told his friend to travel straight whereas he would take the other route or lane.
• We know that in indirect speech, the person will speak without quoting any dialogue.
• Here, we have to keep in mind that while changing from direct to indirect speech we should not change the meaning of the given sentence.
• Hence, The correct sentence in the indirect speech is: Raju said that he would take that route and told his friend to go straight.