Question

My mother said, "I have found a new job."

Answer 1

Answer:

My mother said that she had found a new job.

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➝ Rama said Harry is an ideal boy

➝ Rama said that Harry was an idle boy.

These two sentences illustrate the two ways in which we may report the words of a speaker.

Direct speech:

✰ In the first sentence, we give the exact words used by the speaker this is called direct speech on narration.

In the first sentence, 'said' is called the reporting verb and 'Harry is an ideal boy' is called the reported speech.

Indirect speech:

✰ In the second sentence, we do not give the exact words of the speaker but give only the substance of what he said. This is called indirect speech on narration.

Examples:

• Tom says,"There is no ink in the pot."
• Tom says that there is no ink in the pot.

• John said,"I am busy."
• John said that he was busy.

• Bali said to Ashok,"You are good boy."
• Bali told Ashok that he was a good boy.

• Jone said to him,"You have not done your work."
• Jone told him that he had not done his work.

• I said,"I will not go there."
• I said that I would not go there.

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