Question

"Thank you, my friend", he said.
--turned into indirect speech​

Answer 1

He said thanks to his friend

Answer 2

Active voice

⏭️ "Thank you, my friend", he said.

"Thank you, my friend", he said. --turned into indirect speech

Passive voice

✨ he thanked his friend ✨

Format :

⏭️ Subject of active voice change to the object of passive voice

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