the teacher said, "the earth is round " change the narration
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Narration change
=》The teacher said that the earth is round.
● If the reported speech relates to some universal truth or habitual fact, the simple present tense in reported speech remains unchanged.
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The teacher said, "The Earth is round. " (Change into Indirect Speech)
The teacher that the Earth is round.
In form of Direct Speech:
- The actual words of the speaker are put within inverted commas (" ")
- A comma(,)is used before these words,seperating them from the first part of the sentence.
- The qouted words begin with a Capital letter.
In form of Indirect Speech:
- Here,the qouted words are not in inverted commas,but are introduced by conjunction 'that.'
- There is no comma after Reporting Verb 'said.'
- The tense of the Reporting Verb is never changed.
Ex‐
He said,"I am busy. "
-He said that he was busy.
Rules to change Direct Speech into Indirect Speech in forms of Assertive Sentence.
- Rule 1
If the Repoted verb is in the Present or Future tense; the verb of the Reported Speed is not changed at all.
- Rule 2
If the Reporting Verb is in the Past tense,the tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech must be changed.
- Rule 3
If the Reported Speech states some universal truth or habitual fact the tense of the verb in the Reported Speed remains unchanged.
Thus as a general rule in which there may be exceptions,we change:
- now⤍then
- this⤍that
- these⤍those
- here⤍there
- just⤍then
- came⤍go
- ago⤍before
- thus⤍so
- last night⤍the night before
- today⤍that day or the same day
- tomorrow⤍the day or the following day
- yesterday⤍the day before or the previous day.
He said," This is my book.
- He said that this was his book.(No change).