Question

Lomov: '' if you like, i'll make you a present of them. '' Change the mode of narration

Answer 1

Answer :

This question is on direct and indirect speech.

The given sentence is in direct speech.

Direct Speech : Lomov : ''If you like, I'll make you a present of them.''

Direct speech is defined as the way of repeating what someone said using the exact same words used by that person.

The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is :

Indirect Speech : Lomov said that if she liked he would make her a present of them.

Indirect speech is defined as the way of reporting what someone said without using the exact same words and without changing the meaning of the statements. It is also called reported speech.