The mad man said to the tiger, "are you the Royal Bengal Tiger?
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Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being said to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.
Example: I said,"Can I borrow your pen?" (Direct)
I asked if I could borrow her pen. (Indirect)
In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'you' changes to 'I', 'will' changes to 'would', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'yesterday' changes to 'the previous day' and many other words will have to be made. If the dialogue is a question, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Also note that punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect speech.
The man said to the tiger,"Are you the Royal Bengal Tiger?" (Direct)
The man asked the tiger if it was a Royal Bengal Tiger. (Indirect)