Question

Transform the following sentences from Direct to Indirect speech. Anita: I am planning to visit my aunt in Delhi next week. Anuj : Is she working there? Anita : Yes, she is a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Anuj : How long will you be there? Anita : For about a week. Anita told Anuj that (a) __________________________________________________ next week. Anuj wanted to know (b) ______________________________________. Anita replied in affirmative saying that (c) ___________________________________. Anuj then asked (d) __________________________________________________ there. Anita told him that she would stay there for about a week.

Answer 1

Changing from direct to indirect speech.

Explanation:

• Direct speech is when the actual words or speech are retained and put in "quotation marks".

• Indirect speech is when the reported speech is conveyed to another person by using one's own words without changing the main points of direct speech.
• Changing a speech from direct to indirect speech involves the change in the verb form according to the tense of the sentence.

• The given conversation will be changed as follows-

1. Anita told Anuj that (a) she was planning to visit her aunt in Delhi next week.
2. Anuj wanted to know (b) if/ whether she was working there or not.
3. Anita replied in the affirmative saying that (c) she's a lawyer in the Supreme Court.
4. Anuj then asked (d) for how long she was planning to be there.
5. Anita told him that she would stay there for about a week.