Question

Turn into indirectThe king saidto his courtiers tell me what should be the punishment

Answer 1

The king asked his courtiers, "What should be the punishment?"

Explanation:

• Direct speech is also known as quoted speech as that reports the words uttered in the original form.

• In an indirect speech the words are not written in the order they were uttered by the original speaker.

• Unlike indirect speech, direct speech is written with inverted commas.

• The original speaker is mentioned in the sentence to report whose words are being written.

Answer 2

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The king asked his courtiers, "what should be the punishment? "