Question

Q11. Change the given statement into reported speech. The people said, "capture the snatcher."​

Answer 1

Answer:

The people called out to capture the snatcher.

Explanation:

Direct speech: The people said, "capture the snatcher."​

Indirect/Reported speech: The people called out to capture the snatcher.

Learn more:

Direct speech is used when the words spoken or written down are actual words spoken by some person; as:

• She said, ''It is raining today.''

Indirect speech/Reported speech is used when a person reports direct speech, that is, he reports orally or writes down the words in an appropriate tense and refers to the original speakers or writers in the third person, making other necessary changes; as:

• She said that it was raining that day.

Answer 2

Answer:

The people called out to capture the snatcher.