Question

Oh please, sir, "she asked the curator, " may I have my baba back "?

Answer 1

She requested the curator, Oh please, sir, may I have my baba back?

Explanation:

• There are two types of speech in English grammar i.e. direct and indirect.

• Indirect speech is the type of reported speech in which the main message of the speaker is conveyed without keeping the original order.

• Direct speech is also known as quoted speech as that reports the words uttered in the original form.

Answer 2

Explanation:

“Oh please, sir,” she asked the curator, “may I have my Baba back”? Hesitantly, he answered, “Madam, he belongs to the zoo and is Government property now. I cannot give away Government property. But if my boss, the superintendent at Bangalore agrees, certainly you may have him back.”