Question

In which Form, the sentences are framed in a report?

(A) Direct speech

(B) Indirect speech

(C) None of these

(D) Both (1) and (2)​

Answer 1

Answer : A) Indirect speech

Answer 2

The sentences are framed in a report - both (1) and (2) ( Option D is the correct answer).

• Whether we report someone else's speech or our own, reported speech refers to how we convey it. Speech that is reported typically falls into one of two categories: direct speech or indirect speech.
• The words the individual used, or how we recall them, are repeated in direct speech:
• I was unaware that it was midnight, said Barbara.
• The original speaker's words are modified in indirect speaking.
• Barbara admitted she wasn't aware it was midnight.
• As time has elapsed since the words were spoken, the verb tense in this example changes from didn't realise to hadn't realised. In this case, I becomes she.
• As opposed to using the speaker's exact words, indirect speaking emphasises the message being conveyed:
• Mark said, "I'm sorry." (direct)
• Mark expressed his regrets. (indirect: a description of a speech act)

Hence, The sentences are framed in a report - both (1) and (2)

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