Question

Raja said to Ravi,"please help me to cross the street".

Answer 1

Direct Speech : Raja said to Ravi,"please help me to cross the street".

Indirect Speech : Raja requested Ravi to help him to cross the street .

Additional Information :

✴ Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.

Words that alter :

Now -- then

Here -- there

Ago -- before

Thus -- so

Today -- that day

Tomorrow -- the next day

This -- that

• Be aware with the grammatical mistakes !!
• Always keep in mind the rules of tenses , verbs and most importantly the rules of subject - verb agreement
• Have a presence of mind and try to understand the concept don't panic or start mugging up the rules !! Try to understand first and everything will be easy

Answer 2

Question → Change the speech .

Direct speech →

Raja said to Ravi ," Please help me to cross the street ."

Indirect speech→

Raja request requested Ravi to help him to cross the street.

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Some Rules ( Imperative sentences) :-

The reporting verb said is changed according to the intention and mood of the imperative sentence given in the reported speech.

No connective is used to joining reporting verb and reporting speech only two infinite is used to join them .

The noun of the vocative case mentioned in the reported speech is converted into object of the reporting verb.

The words like please/ kindly of reported speech are dropped but the reporting verb is changed into requested accordingly