Question

The father sad to his son, "I don't believe you"

Answer 1

Answer:

The father told his son that he didn't believe him.

Explanation:

The given sentence is in Direct Narration.

We have to change it into Indirect Narration.

The subject of the sentence is 'the father'.

The tense of the reported speech is Simple Present Tense.

We have to change it to Simple Past Tense.

The word instead of 'said to' be used is 'told'.

The word used instead of 'I' is 'he' ( for father ).

The word instead of 'you' used is 'him' ( for son ).

As the reported speech is Simple Sentence, we have to use conjunction 'that' to join the sentences.

Hence, the given sentence is converted to Indirect Speech.

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Additional Information:

1. Narration:

The narration means to show someone's words.

It is one of the parts of English grammar.

2. Types of narration:

There are two types of narration:

A) Direct Narration

B) Indirect Narration

3. Direct Narration:

When someone's words are said or written as they are, then it is known as direct narration.

4. Indirect Narration:

When someone's words are said or written in our own words rather than as they are, then it is known as indirect narration.

5. Types of sentences:

1. Assertive Sentence ( Statement )

2. Interrogative Sentence ( Wh. Question )

3. Verbal Question ( Yes / No question )

4. Inperative Sentence ( Command )

5. Excalamatory Sentence

6. Changes in the words from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech:

$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}\cline{1-3}\sf\:Sr.\:No. &\sf\:Direct Speech & \sf\:Indirect Speech\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:1 &\sf\: This & \sf\:That\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:2 & \sf\:These & \sf\:Those\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:3 & \sf\:Here & \sf\:There\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:4 & \sf\:Now & \sf\:Then\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:5 & \sf\:Come & \sf\:Go\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:6 & \sf\:Hence &\sf\: Thence\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:7 & \sf\:Ago & \sf\:Before\\\cline{1-3}\end{tabular}$ $\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}\cline{1-3}\sf\:Sr.\:No. &\sf\:Direct Speech & \sf\:Indirect Speech\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:8 &\sf\: Yesterday & \sf\:The previous day\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:9 &\sf\: Today & \sf\:That day\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:10 & \sf\:Tomorrow & \sf\:The next day\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:11 & \sf\:Last night & \sf\:The previous night\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:12 & \sf\:Tonight & \sf\:That night\\\cline{1-3}\sf\:13 &\sf\: Yet & \sf\:Till then\\\cline{1-3}\end{tabular}$

Answer 2

★ Required Answer:-

• The father said to his son, "I don't believe you". (direct speech)
• The father told his son that he didn't believe him. (indirect speech)

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★How the tense changed?

Present Simple → Past Simple

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

Present Perfect → Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple → Past Perfect

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect → No change

Past Perfect Continuous → No change

★There are two ways of reporting what someone has spoken:-

a) When the exact words spoken by a person are used , it is called direct speech.

b) When the words spoken by a person are put in our own words , it is called indirect speech.

★For example:-

Suppose your friend told you that you have a good handwriting. You want to convey this to your parents.You can do it in either of these two ways :-

• My friend said to me, "You have a good handwriting. (Direct speech)
• My friend told me that I had a good handwriting.(indirect speech)

★Related information:-

• The exact words of the speaker, written within Quotation marks or Inverted commas (“ ”) is called Reported speech.
• The verb that introduces the Reported speech is called a Reporting verb