Question

(ii) 'Then stay with me tonight,' she said
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Answer 1

She suggested that they must stay with her that night. This is an indirect speech.

What is the difference between direct and indirect speech?

• In direct speech the exact words of the speaker quoted in inverted commas.
• On the other hand, indirect speech contains the speech reported by a third person and commas are omitted.
• The conjunction 'that' is used in indirect speech.

Answer 2

Answer:

'then stay with me tonight she said,