Question

raju said "did she work hard? "​

Answer 1

$\bold{Ans:}$ Raju asked if she had worked hard.

$\underline\bold{In\:Direct\:Speech:-}$

●We use inverted commas or quotation marks to mark off the exact words that the speaker has used.

●The sentence inside the inverted commas starts with a capital letter.

●A reporting verb is used, like said .

●The speaker's words are usually separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

$\underline\bold{Indirect\:or\:reported\:speech:-}$

●No quotation mark or inverted commas are used.

●The comma separating the reporting verb and speaker's words is removed.

●A conjunction (that, if, what, why etc.) may be used to introduce the indirect statement.

●Personal pronouns changes according to person.

●The main verb in the sentence usually changes to the past tense.

●All kinds of sentence changes into statements.

Answer 2

ANSWER:-

Raju asked whether she worked hard

Explanation:-

RULES OF TENSE CONVERSION OF DIRECT INTO INDIRECT:-

Direct Indirect

Simple Present ➡️ Simple Past

Present Continuous ➡️ Past Continuous

Present Perfect ➡️ Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous ➡️Past perfect continuous

Simple Past ➡️ Past perfect

Past Continuous ➡️ Past perfect continuous

Past perfect ➡️ NO CHANGE

Past perfect continuous ➡️NO CHANGE

RULES ABOUT CHANGING SENTENCES INTO DIRECT TO INDIRECT:-

ASSERTIVE:-

Rahul said "I am painting a picture".

➡️Rahul said that he was painting a picture

IMPORTANT RULES:-

➡️That is added

➡️Said to ⏩changes to told

INTERROGATIVE:-

Arjun said to Naira,"Where are you going ?"

➡️Arjun asked Naira where she was going

IMPORTANT RULES:-

➡️It is a yes/no question, which is either answered in positive, or negative

For eg:-

The Classteacher said to Khushi,"Is Raunac absent today ?"

➡️The Classteacher asked Khushi whether Raunac was absent that day

➡️"If" or "whether" is added in yes/no type Questions

IMPERATIVE:-

Ishika said Krittika, "Please bring me a glass of water

➡️Ishika requested Krittika to bring her a glass of water

IMPORTANT RULES:-

➡️The reporting changes to order/request/plead

EXCLAMATORY:-

The old women said ,"Alas ! I have lost all my wealth

➡️The old women exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost all her wealth

IMPORTANT RULES:-

⏩The reporting changes to exclaimed