Question

put in the reported speech​

Answer 1

\REPORTED SPEECH/

Meaning:

The reported speech means conversion of speech from either direct to indirect, or indirect to direct. Now, let us look at some examples.

EXAMPLES OF REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH:

He said, "I got to market."

INDIRECT SPEECH:

He said that he goes to market.

Similarly, we can change a number of sentences from direct to indirect or vice versa.

Let us look at the rules of conversion now.

RULES OF CONCERSION

Change from Direct to Indirect:

• Remove comma and inverted commas.
• Put "that" between the reporting and reported speeches.(it is optional to put "that" between the reporting and reported speech)
• Change the 1st letter of reported speech into small letter except for "I"
• Change the pronoun of the direct speech according to the rules.
• Change the tense of the direct speech appropriately according to rules.

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