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Ram say to me i am your friend

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Answered by Equestriadash

Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.

Example: She said,"What are you listening to?" (Direct)

She asked what I was listening to. (Indirect)

In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words have to be made. Also, if the sentence contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech.

Ram says to me,"I am your friend." (Direct)

Ram told me that I was his friend. (Indirect)

shruti2099: but if it is a universal truth of something which is going on then the reported sentence would be written in present tense

Equestriadash: That sentence isn't universal truth.

shruti2099: but it is going on

Equestriadash: Yeah. But it isn't universal. Universal truth includes sentences like -She said to me, "The Sun rises in the East." It's indirect will become - She told me that the Sun rises in the East.

Anonymous: great ans

Equestriadash: Thanks!

Anonymous: welcome o. .o

Answered by Anonymous

This is direct:-

Ram say to me i am your friend

This is Indirect:-

Ram told me that I was his friend

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