Question

Mother says me,“Read regularly”.(narrtion)​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Mother says me, "Read regularly." (given)
• Mother advices me to read regularly. (narration change)

Explanation:

Let's observe the following sentences-

• I said to Mel, "The dinner is being cooked."
• I told Mel that the dinner was being cooked.

✪ The first sentence is quoting the exact words that the subject [I] said. Inverted commas are also being used. Such sentences are said to be in the direct speech.

✪ The second sentence is not quoting the words, and not using any inverted commas, yet it is conveying the same message. Such sentences are said to be in the indirect speech.

✪ While switching from direct speech to indirect speech, keep in mind that:

• Indirect speech remains in the same tense as the direct speech's reporting verb.
• It is important to remove the inverted commas.
• When the quoted sentence conveys a command, we don't use 'that' after the reporting verb as we usually do for affirmative sentences. Instead of 'that', 'to' is used.
• A sentence that contains a fact or a universal truth remains in the present tense, even if the reporting verb is in past tense.