Question

The teacher asked to Rumi if she had read the Bible.she replied that she hadn't.change the narration indirect.

Answer 1

Answer :

This question is on direct and indirect speech.

The given sentence is in indirect speech.

Indirect Speech : The teacher asked to Rumi if she had read the Bible. She replied that she hadn't.

Indirect speech is defined as the way of reporting what someone said without using the exact same words and without changing the meaning of the statements. It is also called reported speech.

The given sentence, correctly converted to direct speech, is :

Direct Speech : The teacher asked Rumi, "Have you read the Bible?". Rumi replied, "I haven't."

Direct speech is defined as the way of repeating what someone said using the exact same words used by that person.