Question

Indirect speech of the peon said to me,"sir,may i go downstairs and have a talk with my sister

Answer 1

The peon requested me if I might allow him to go downstairs and have a talk with his sister.

Answer 2

Indirect Speech

The peon sought my permission and asked me if he might go downstairs and have a talk with his sister.

Explanation:

• There are two means of narration of a sentence- Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.

• In Direct Speech the exact works of the speaker is narrated by the narrator. The speakers words are placed within double inverted commas.

• The given sentence, 'The peon said to me,"Sir,may i go downstairs and have a talk with my sister?"' is given in the Direct Speech.
• The portion within double inverted commas are the exact words of the peon.

• To change the sentence into Indirect Speech, the entire sentence has to be reported by me.
• Thus the verbs 'sought' and 'asked' are used to report the permission asked for by the peon.
• The entire sentence changes to : The peon sought my permission and asked me if he might go downstairs and have a talk with his sister.

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