reported speech explanation change the following into indirect speech 1 = " alas ! my house is on fire " , said the old lady ! "
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Answer:
⁂ Reported Speech ⁂
The old lady said sorrowfully that her house was on fire.
Answer:
The old lady exclaimed with grief that her house was on fire.
Explanation:
When quoting the exact words said by the speaker in a sentence using inverted commas, we call it the direct speech.
When reporting the words said by the speaker in a sentence without using inverted commas, we call it the indirect speech.
To change sentences from direct speech to indirect speech,
⇨ The inverted commas have to be removed.
⇨ Words in the statement have to be changed into their indirect form:-
- this - that
- these - those
- now - then
- today - that day
- yesterday - the previous day
- tomorrow - the next day
⇨ The indirect speech will be in the past tense unless the statement has a fact.
⇨ If the statement is exclamatory, the exclamatory phrase has to be omitted and the reporting verb has to be changed to "exclaimed with sorrow/surprise/happiness/regret etc.". For example,
✩ "Hurray! I completed the puzzle!" said Beatrice.
Beatrice exclaimed with delight that she completed the puzzle.
✩ "Alas! I should have listened to you!" said Sarah.
Sarah exclaimed with regret that she should have listened to me.