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Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech​

Answer 1

Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech

• Inverted commas are removed in the direct speech.
• Tense of the reporting verb remains same.
• Use linker before the Indirect speech.
• First letter with an inverted commas will not remind capital in the invited speech.
• The pronoun should be changed as per the sense of speech.

Some Examples :-

• She said, "I do it."
• She said that she did it.

• The general shouted to the soldiers, "Stop!"
• The general ordered the soldiers to stop.

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Answer 2

✪ Procedure of changing direct speech into indirect speech

• Remove comma and inverted commas.
• Put "that" between the reporting and reported speeches.(it is optional to put "that" between the reporting and reported speech)
• Change the 1st letter of reported speech into small letter except for "I"
• Change the pronoun of the direct speech according to the rules described in table 2
• Change the tense of the direct speech appropriately according to rules described in table 3.
• Change the words expressing nearness in time or places of the direct speech into its appropriate words expressing distance as per table 1