Question

The old man told the little girl,"May you be happy!" ( change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The old man told the little girl she may be happy.

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Answer 2

The answer is as follows:

The old man wished the little girl that she might be happy.

Narration

• Direct speech refers to the statements spoken directly by the speaker. Indirect speech refers to statements that are repeated by someone else. It is also called the reported speech.

• In the given sentence, the subordinate clause expresses a blessing. The old man wishes the little girl to be happy. Thus, I have changed the reporting verb to 'wished' in the indirect speech.

• Since the reporting verb is in the past, 'may' changes to 'might' in the indirect speech.

• The reporting clause and the subordinate clause are joined by 'that' in the indirect speech.

• In the indirect speech, we are changing the subordinate clause to a declarative sentence. Thus, 'might' is placed after 'she.'

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