Question

Martha: will the depositors lose much,robert
Baldwin:the depositor will not lose a cent
Change the given sentence into indirect speech

Answer 1

DIRECT and INDIRECT SPEECH

Answer:

Martha asked if the depositors would lose much, to which Robert Baldwin replied that the depositors would not lose a cent.

More Information:

• Direct Speech - In direct speech, the message is conveyed by quoting the actual words said by the speaker.
• Indirect Speech - In indirect speech, the message is not conveyed in the way the speaker actually conveyed it. The reporter conveys the message in his own words without changing the actual meaning of the message.

Some more examples:

(1) Direct: Child: Can I get an ice-cream, Mother: yes sweetie but on a condition that you will brush your teeth tonight.

Indirect: The child asked if he could get an ice-cream, to which his mother replied that yes sweetie but on a condition that he would brush his teeth that night.

(2) Direct: He said, "I am thinking to pursue MBBS."

Indirect: He said that he was thinking to pursue MBBS.

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