Question

my mother says,'i am writing a play.' narration​

Answer 1

Answer:

my mother said that she was writing a play.

Answer 2

Answer:

My mother tells that she is writing a play.

Explanation:

Question:

My mother says,"I am writing a play" -narration

Answer:

My mother tells that she is writing a play.

*The given question is direct speech,declarative sentence.

*So we have to follow the declarative rules.

*The reporting verb is in present tense.So we

cannot change the tense of the reported

speech.

*In the reporting verb,"says"(present tense) is changed into "tells" (present tense).

*Comma and quotation are removed and declarative connective linker "that" is included.

*Pronoun is changed.

*So the answer is,

My mother tells that she is writing a play.