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Change the following sentence into indirect speech.
The commander-in-chief said "Follow me!"
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The sentence can be changed into indirect speech as follows:
The commander in chief commanded to follow him.
What is direct and indirect speech?
- In English linguistics, direct speech can be described as a kind of speech in which the exact words of the speaker are used to report what the speaker has said.
- Direct speech is written in inverted commas.
- In English linguistics, indirect speech is a form of speech in which the exact words of the speaker are not used to illustrate what the speaker has said.
- Indirect speech is also called as the reported speech and it is not written in inverted commas.
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