Question

to sell
to pull
to scare
to dig
to nudge
to put
One day a farmer decided
.......
some potatoes in the market.just as began
..... up some potatoes, a sleepy voice

said, 'Please don't try
..... me out.'
The farmer looked around in surprise. “Now, I wonder who said that!' he
said to himself.
His dog began.....
the farmer and said, 'One of your
potatoes spoke.
The farmer was surprised. He had never heard a dog or potato speak.
He picked up a stick
......
his dog but the stick ordered
the farmer....
it down
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Answer 1

Answer:

Indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said he was coming is indirect speech