Q. Change the sentence into indirect speech
Mayank said,"I live here."
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Answer:
mayank told, "I live here"
ANSWER
Manank told that he lived there.
EXPLANATION
Direct Speech
Direct speech repeats, or quotes, the exact words spoken. When we use direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken between quotation marks (" ") and there is no change in these words. We may be reporting something that's being said NOW or telling someone later about a previous conversation.
Examples
- ExamplesShe says, "What time will you be home?"
- ExamplesShe says, "What time will you be home?"She said, "What time will you be home?" and I said, "I don't know!
Indirect speech
Indirect speechReported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words.
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)
She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy.
She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:He said that he was tired.
She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:He said that he was tired.Always use 'tell' when you say who was being spoken to (i.e. with an indirect object):
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:He said that he was tired.Always use 'tell' when you say who was being spoken to (i.e. with an indirect object):He told me that he was tired.
She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:He said that he was tired.Always use 'tell' when you say who was being spoken to (i.e. with an indirect object):He told me that he was tired."Talk" and "speak"
- She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)"That" may be omitted:She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy."Say" and "tell"Use 'say' when there is no indirect object:He said that he was tired.Always use 'tell' when you say who was being spoken to (i.e. with an indirect object):He told me that he was tired."Talk" and "speak"Use these verbs to describe the action of communicating.