Qno 12.Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct Speech to
Reported Speech
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(1) He said, "I have been a great mentor."
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a He said that he had been a great mentor.
b. He said that he was a great mentor.
c. He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
d. He said that he has been a great mentor.
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Answers
Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct Speech to Reported Speech:
(1) He said, "I have been a great mentor."
a. He said that he had been a great mentor.
b. He said that he was a great mentor.
c. He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
d. He said that he has been a great mentor.
Answer:
a. He said that he had been a great mentor ✓
First person => Second person
- I => He
Present Perfect => Past Perfect
- have => had
Direct Speech:
♦ Direct speech is used when the words spoken or written down are the actual words spoken by the same person.
- Sita said to him,"You have not done your work."
Indirect Speech:
♦ Indirect or 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 rights in the third person making other necessary changes.
- Sita told him that he had not done his work.
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Indirect speech:
(a) He said that he had been a great mentor.
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Direct speech:
→ Direct speech is a way to report what people have said or written, in the form of statements, questions, or other sayings, by quoting exactly what they said. Direct speech has to use quotation marks, at the beginning of the speech or at the end of the speech, and usually direct speech uses sentences such as to say, and to tell.
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★ Example: I'm waiting for Michael, he said.
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Indirect speech:
→ Indirect speech usually uses the past tense and uses that sentence before delivering the sentence. In indirect speech, words are conveyed by changing the format to make it clearer, natural, and efficient for the listener.
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★ Example: He said that he was waiting for Michael.