Question

in changing direct to indirect speech why shouldn't we change the pattern?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

ᴡʜʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ'ɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴜs..

ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴜʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ...ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜ

Answer 2

General rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech. Omit all inverted commas or quotation marks. End the sentence with a full stop. If the verb inside the inverted commas/quotation marks is in the present tense, change it into the corresponding past tense.