Question

IP-CLASS
Q.no.13 Change the following sentences into Reported speech.
1.
Nick said to his mother, I will kill myself.
2.Nick joked, 'I call it my chicken drumstick'.
3.
Nick said, 'She was amazing'.
4.
Nick said " If you fail, are you going to try again"

5.
Nick said "I went to my mom crying and told her I wanted to kill myself."
6.
"I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old", he said.
7.
Nick said, "Are you going to finish so strong ?"​

Answer 1

Answer:

Followed are

Explanation:

1- Nick said to his mother, I will kill myself.

Ans: Nick told his mother that he would kill himself.

2- Nick joked, 'I call it my chicken drumstick'.

Ans: Nick joked about calling the chicken drumstick.

3- Nick said, 'She was amazing'.

Ans: Nick said that she was amazing.

4-Nick said " If you fail, are you going to try again"

Ans: Nick told me that, if I were to fail I would have to try again.

5-Nick said "I went to my mom crying and told her I wanted to kill myself."

Ans: Nick said that he went crying to his mom and told her that he wanted to kill himself.

6. "I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old", he said.

Ans: He stated how deeply depressed he was at the age of eight.

OR

He spoke about how deeply depressed he was, when he was eight years old.

7. Nick said, "Are you going to finish so strong ?"​

Ans: Nick asked me about finishing strongly.