Question

"peter,do you prefer coffee or tea?", said maria... changed into indirect speech

Answer 1

Answer:

maria said to peter that what he prefer coffee or tea?

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Indirect Speech

Maria asked Peter whether he preferred tea or he preferred coffee.

Explanation:

• Direct speech refers to a narrative style where the exact words of the speaker are quoted within inverted commas.
• Indirect speech on the other hand refers to the reported speech.
• Depending on the reporting verb in the direct speech the tense is modulated.
• Since in the given sentence, "Peter,do you prefer coffee or tea?", said Maria , the reporting verb is 'said', which is in the past tense the reported speech will be in the past tense.
• For the interrogative mark the reported verb in indirect speech becomes asked instead of said.
• The changed sentence in indirect speech is ,   Maria asked Peter whether he preferred tea or he preferred coffee.

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