ii. Anisha : I am going for a picnic with my friends to Dharmshala tomorrow. Saanvi : It is a very beautiful place with many things to see. Anisha : Have you ever been there? Saanvi : I have been there many a times as my uncle lives there and I really love the place. Anisha told Saanvi (a) ...Saanvi said Anisha asked Saanvi (c) replied that (d) that (b) .... Saanvi
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Anisha told Saanvi (a) that she was going for a picnic with her friends to Dharmshala the next day. Saanvi said (b) that it was a very beautiful place with many things to see. Anisha asked Saanvi (c) if she had ever been there. Saanvi replied that (d) she had been there many a time as her uncle lived there and she really loved the place.
Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.
Example: Luke said, "How was school today?" (Direct)
Luke asked how school had been that day. (Indirect)
In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words will have to be made. Also, if the sentence contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech.
EXPLANATION:-
Anisha told Saanvi (a)that she was going to picnic with her friend to Dharmshala next day. Saanvi said(b)it was very beautiful place with many things to see. Anisha asked Saanvi(c)if she had ever been there.Saanvi replied(d)she had been a there many a time as uncle lived there and she really loved the place
More Information:-
1. Direct Speech
We may quote the actual words of the speaker. This method is called Direct Speech.
2. Indirect Speech
We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech.
Example:
• Direct: Clinton said, “I am very busy now."
• Indirect: Clinton said that he was very busy then.
• Direct : He said, “ my mother is writing letter."
• Indirect: He said that his mother was writing letter.