"Thanks" said the hermit. (Narration Change)
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The hermit thanked.
EXPLANATION:
The direct speech is changed into indirect speech. Direct speech is the exact words of the first person to the second person. Indirect speech is the words of the second person (about the first person) to the third person.
Example:
Direct speech: she said “I am dancing”.
Indirect speech: she said she was dancing. If the verb of the direct speech is in past tense, all the words in indirect speech should be in past tense. If the verb is in the present or future tense in direct speech, indirect speech the words will not change.
For example: He says “I am happy”. Here the verb ‘says’ (present tense). Therefore in indirect speech: “He says he is happy”.
In the given sentence the verb is ‘said’ so the past tense of thanks is ‘thanked’.