Question

Identify the correct type of speech She said"I am watching a movie ".

Answer 1

She said"I am watching a movie ".

This is direct speech.

Explanation:

• She said"I am watching a movie ".
• This is direct speech.
• In a direct speech the words quoted by the narrator are written in inverted commas and the reported speech remains the same.
• In direct speech the speech of the narrator is repeated the same as it was said.
• In indirect speech it can be written as  
• She said that she was watching a movie.

Answer 2

Indirect speech:

She said that she was watching a movie.

Explanation:

• The sentence is given as direct speech which is changed into reported speech.
• The direct speech is made into indirect speech with "that" in the sentence.
• The word "I" is converted into "she" and "am" is converted into "was" as she is singular.
• The present tense in the direct speech is converted into past tense in indirect speech. If the direct speech is in past tense, it is converted into past participle.