Question

Read the conversation and choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete
the narration.

Mother: So, you have been hitting Antony again?
Martin: No I haven't. Who told you that?
Mother: Don't tell lies! You have.
Mother angrily called Martin out that he had been hitting Antony again. Martin angrily
answered back, (i)
beaten Antony, and (ii)
her that. His mother (m)
and
persisted in saying that he had beaten Antony.
*) (a) asserting that he had not
(6) that he has not
(c) asserting that he did not
(d) that he did not
(i) (a) asked who told
(6) inquired as to who had told​

Answer 1

Answer:

asserting that he had not

Answer 2

The correct answers to the given sentences are as follows:-

(i) (a) asserting that he had not

(ii) (a) asked who told

• the given passage shows a conversion from direct to indirect speech.

• direct speech is where the speaker's words are directly quoted, whereas indirect speech is the exact words of the speaker are not given. They are said from a third-person perspective.
• if direct speech is in the present tense, indirect speech is in the past tense.
• inverted commas are not used in indirect speech, unlike direct speech