Question

The Saint said to his disciples "God is great". (Change into indirect speech)

Answer 1

Answer:

The Saint told his disciples that God is great.

Answer 2

The Saint told his disciples that God is great.

• The speech reports the exact words said by the speaker
• Whenever a sentence has to be transformed then it should be ensured that it does not form another question.
• It is employed when the focus is totally on the entity or individual who is impacted by the activity.
• It is also known as reported speech.
• In this type of conversion generally, the term say/said or told are used depending upon who is being talked to.
• For example:

Direct speech: “I have a new bike”

Indirect speech: He said he had a new bike.

• In the given sentence, the Saint is telling his disciples, that God is great.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - The Saint told his disciples that God is great.

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