Question

transform the sentences from direct to indirect. Bilal said to Hilal,"good morning"​

Answer 1

The given sentence in indirect speech is:

Bilal wished Hilal good morning.

Or

Bilal greeted Hilal good morning.

• Direct speech is used to address the words of the speaker directly by quoting his words.

• Indirect speech or reported speech is used to address the words of the speaker without directly quoting his words.

• On changing from direct speech to the indirect speech, certain changes are to be made:

1. Reporting verb

2. Tense( in some cases)

• In this case, the reporting verb is either wished or greeted.  

Answer 2

Bilal wished good morning to Hilal.

or

Bilal greeted Hilal with a good morning.

Explanation

In direct speech we quote the exact words of a speaker. However, in indirect speech we narrate the actual speakers's words, which may be different from his exact words, without changing the meaning.

When we change the narration of a simple statement, we do the following changes in the given sentence:

1. We connect reporting verb clause with quoted speech (direct speech) using 'that'

2. We change the tense of the quoted speech into the past tense.

3. We change the pronouns according to the subject and object pronouns or nouns.