Question

Kannan said ," My friend is reading a book ".​

Answer 1

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Kannan informed that his friend was reading a book.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Kannan told that his friend was reading a book

Explanation:

In this sentence 2 person are represented that's why 'said' is removed and 'told' was added instead and the tense is changed from present continuous tense to past continuous tense as per the need while changing Narration(speech).

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