Question

what is reporting verb and reported speech

Answer 1

For reporting less immediate speech, choose the past tense. The reporting verb is often said, but it can also be told, or other verbs like ordered, stated, or reported, depending on the situation.

Answer 2

a reporting verb is a verb such as say,tell, believe.used to indicate that discourage is being quoted or paraphrased it's also called communication.

a speakers words reported in subordinate clause governed by a reported verb with the required changes of person and tense called reported speech.