Question

Mariam said I want to have some more cookies convert into indirect speech

Answer 1

Mariam said that she wanted to have some more cookies

Answer 2

Answer :

This question is on direct and indirect speech.

The given sentence is in direct speech.

Direct Speech : Mariam said, "I want to have some more cookies."

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "direct speech" as "When you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used."

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

Indirect Speech : Mariam said that she wanted to have some more cookies.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "indirect speech" as "the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words."