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-JAY JINDAL
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Direct and Indirect speech
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He said, " she wants a job"
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Answer 1

Direct Speech : He said , " she wants a job "

Indirect Speech : He said that she wanted a job

Additional Information :

• Actual words are represented in direct speech
• In indirect speech , modifications are must
• Indirect speech is a unique way of the representation of the words spoken which when used accurately beautify your writings all the time .
• Direct Speech can be easily recognised with the quotation marks
• Usually , pronouns are changed accordingly !!
• Don't panic , by looking at the changes or modifications !! Have a pleasant mind and understand them !!

Answer 2

Question → Change speech.

Direct speech →

He said," She wants a job".

Indirect speech →

He said that she wanted a job.

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Some Rules :-

→ Inverted commerce are removed in indirect speech.

→ Comma after the reporting verb is also removed.

→ There is no change in the tense form of the reporting verb. If the reporting verb is linked with some object said to is changed into told and similarly says to change into tells .

→ A conjunction that is used to joining reporting verb and reporting speech .

→ Changes intense form , pronounce and words indicating nearness of time and position are also made.