Question

the teacher said,"boys have you written down the question".​

Answer 1

The teacher asked if the boys had written down the question. This is an indirect speech.

What is direct and indirect speech?

• The direct speech contains the exact words of the speaker quoted in inverted commas.
• In indirect speech, the words are written as if quoted by a third person and commas are omitted.
• The conjunction 'that' is used in indirect speech.