Question

The policeman asked the thief if he had climbed the tree to get into the house.
(Change into direct speech)

And


"Does the king live here?" asked Michael, who knew the way. (change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1). The policeman asked the theif, " You had climbed the tree to get into the house? "

2).Michael asked does the king lives here and who knows the way.

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Answer 2

Question :

1.The policeman asked the thief if he had climbed the tree to get into the house.

(Change into direct speech)

2."Does the king live here?" asked Michael, who knew the way.

(change into indirect speech)​

Answer :

1. The policeman said to the thief, "Have you climbed the tree to get into the house?"

2. Michael, who knew the way, asked whether the king lived there.

The rules to change a direct speech into an indirect speech are as follows :

• The comma and the double quotations are omitted.

• The tense of the sentence inside the quotation does not change if the reported verb is in present tense.

• The tense of the sentence inside the quotation changes accordingly if the reported verb is in past tense.

• Here , in the second sentence, the reported verb is in simple past tense, therefore the tense of the sentence inside quotation changes from simple present to simple past.

The rules to change an indirect speech into a direct speech are as follows :

• The comma and the double quotations are to be included.

• The tense of the sentence inside the quotation does not change if the reported verb is in present tense.

• The tense of the sentence inside the quotation changes accordingly if the reported verb is in past tense.

• Here , in the first sentence, the reported verb is in simple past tense, therefore the tense of the sentence inside quotation changes from past perfect to present perfect.

Hence, the final answers are : 1. The policeman said to the thief, "Have you climbed the tree to get into the house?"

2. Michael, who knew the way, asked whether the king lived there.

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