' I wish I had the wings of a dove ! ' said the pretty lady . Change this sentence into indirect speech .
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The Pretty lady wished that she has the wings of a dove.
What is Indirect Speech?
- Indirect Speech is a language style that we use to describe what someone said using our own words.
- Inverting commas are removed in Indirect Speech.
- The word "that" is used as a conjunction.
- All the present tenses have changed into past tenses.
- The first person is changed in accordance with the subject of the speech.
For example:
- She said, "I am happy."
- She said that she was happy.
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The pretty lady wished that she had the wings of a dove.
What is indirect speech?
- Indirect speech is when the content of a dialogue is reported by someone without repeating the exact words used by the speaker.
- It is also known as reported speech.
Changes made:
- Removed quotation marks- No quotation marks should be used in indirect speech.
- Replaced 'said'- Usually, the word 'said' needs to be replaced by another word like wished, ordered or requested, according to the meaning of the original sentence.
- Used past tense- Indirect speech is reported after the conversation has taken place. Therefore, the sentences need to be in past tense, unless one is talking about facts. Here, 'have' needs to be changed to 'had'.
(Do not capitalise words unnecessarily. )
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