Question

Suresh said to me,"are you writing the letter"?

Answer 1

Answer:

Suresh asked me whether I am writing the letter.

Answer 2

Suresh asked me that Am I writing the letter?

Additional information:-

An action or information can be expressed in a sentence

In English the sentence are direct or indirect.

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The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called as Direct speech.

Ex:- He said ,"I am busy now".

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The meaning of substance of the speakers words is called Indirect speech.

ex:- He said that he was busy then.

Note:-

When the direct speech express universal truth or permanent fact then the sentence is unchanged.

Ex:-The sun rises in the east.

Rules when changing the Direct sentence into Indirect speech:-

• The inverted commas are ommitted in the Indirect speech.
• The tense of the reporting verb should never be changed.
• We use linker before the Indirect speech.
• The first letter with inverted commas will not remain capital in the Indirect speech.
• The pronoun should be changed according to the sense of the speech.