Question

Ravi exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone
direct speech
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ravi said,"Alas! he is undone."

ExploRe moRe:

➝ Rama said Harry is an ideal boy

➝ Rama said that Harry was an idle boy.

These two sentences illustrate the two ways in which we may report the words of a speaker.

Direct speech:

✰ In the first sentence, we give the exact words used by the speaker this is called direct speech on narration.

In the first sentence, 'said' is called the reporting verb and 'Harry is an ideal boy' is called the reported speech.

Indirect speech:

✰ In the second sentence, we do not give the exact words of the speaker but give only the substance of what he said. This is called indirect speech on narration.

Examples:

Tom says,"There is no ink in the pot."

Tom says that there is no ink in the pot.

John said,"I am busy."

John said that he was busy.

Bali said to Ashok,"You are good boy."

Bali told Ashok that he was a good boy.

Jone said to him,"You have not done your work."

Jone told him that he had not done his work.

I said,"I will not go there."

I said that I would not go there.

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Answer 2

AnswEr :

• Ravi said, "Alas! He is undone."

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Direct speech :

• It contains the actual words of the speaker.

• Example :- Sonia said, "My father has a roaring business in Delhi."

Indirect speech :

• It reports the speakers speech without quoting the actual words.

• Example :- Sonia said that her father had a roaring business in Delhi.

In direct speech :

• The reported speech is put within inverted commas.

• The reporting verb is separated from the reporting speech by a comma.

• The first word of the reported speed begins with a capital letter.

In indirect speech :

• Inverted commas are not used.

• The comma separated the reporting verb from the reported speech is removed.

• All kinds of sentences change into assertive ones.

• The tense of the reporting verb is never changed.