she said "when did you go to my native place" change to indirect speech
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she said "when did you go to my native place" change to indirect speech
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- We have to convert the given sentence into indirect speech
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She asked me when did I went to her native place.
Basic concept used:–
- Direct and Indirect speech
As we know there are two ways of relating what a person has said. That is Direct and Indirect speech.
Direct speech:-
In direct speech actual words of the speeker are quoted.
Indirect speech:-
In indirect speech commas are used to mark the exact words of speaker. Whereas, exact meaning is also given without necessarily using speaker's words.
Relevant changes needed in a sentence from direct indirect speech:–
- I is changed to he
- now is changed to then
- am is changed to was
Rules for changing Direct into Indirect speech:–
- Rule 1. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, tense in the reported speech is not changed.
- Rule 2. If reporting verb is in past tense, the tense of verb in the reported speech is changed into one forms of past tense.
- Rule 3. Pronouns and possesive adjectives of the first and second person in direct speech are changed into third person in indirect speech.
- Rule 4. In reporting speech , the words expressing nearness of time and place are changed into words showing a specific distance.
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