turn into indirect speech
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Narration:
1) Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?'
➟ Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
2) James said to his mother, 'I am leaving for New York tomorrow.'
➟ James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day.
3) I said to him, 'Why don't you work hard?'
➟ I asked him why he didn't work hard.
4) He said to her, 'What a hot day!'
➟ He exclaimed that it was a hot day.
5) The priest said, 'Be quiet and listen to my words.'
➟ The priest urged them to be quiet and to listen to his words.
6) He said, "I won't have enough time to finish the job."
➟ He said that he wouldn’t have enough time to finish the job.
7) She asked me, "Could you help me with the luggage?"
➟ She asked me if I could help her with the luggage.
8) They asked us, "Are you going anywhere at the weekend?"
➟ They asked us if we were going anywhere at the weekend.
9) She told him, "Don't worry!"
➟ She advised him not to worry.
10) They asked us, "What time does the party start?"
➟ They asked us at what time the party would start.
11) She said, "I can get home at my own."
➟ She said that she could get home at her own.
12) They said, "We haven't been to the art gallery for a long time."
➟ They said that they hadn't been to the art gallery for a long time.
13) He asked me, "Do you understand the rules of the game?"
➟ He asked me if I understood the rules of the game.
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Additional Information-
⋆ Direct speech -
- Direct speech may be a report of the precise words used by a speaker or writer.
- These exact words of speaker are enclosed in inverted commas.
⋆ Indirect speech -
- Indirect speech may be a report on what somebody else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.