Question

Mahesh said to Suresh 'I am ok" [Make indirect
speech ]​

Answer 1

Answer:

mahesh told suresh that he is ok

Answer 2

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Mahesh said to Suresh 'I am ok" (Change into Indirect Speech).

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Mahesh told Suresh that he is ok.

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In form of Direct Speech:

• The actual words of the speaker are put within inverted commas (" ")

• A comma(,)is used before these words,seperating them from the first part of the sentence.

• The qouted words begin with a Capital letter.

In form of Indirect Speech.

• Here,the qouted words are not in inverted commas,but are introduced by conjunction 'that.'

• There is no comma after Reporting Verb 'said.'

• The tense of the Reporting Verb is never changed.

Ex‐

He said,"I am busy. "

-He said that he was busy.

Rules to change Direct Speech into Indirect Speech in forms of Assertive Sentence.

• Rule 1

If the Repoted verb is in the Present or Future tense; the verb of the Reported Speed is not changed at all.

• Rule 2

If the Reporting Verb is in the Past tense,the tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech must be changed.

• Rule 3

If the Reported Speech states some universal truth or habitual fact the tense of the verb in the Reported Speed remains unchanged.

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Thus as a general rule in which there may be exceptions,we change:

• now⤍then

• this⤍that

• these⤍those

• here⤍there

• just⤍then

• came⤍go

• ago⤍before

• thus⤍so

• last night⤍the night before

• today⤍that day or the same day

• tomorrow⤍the day or the following day

• yesterday⤍the day before or the previous day.

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He said," This is my book.

He said that this was his book.(No change).

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