Question

What's reported speech? Answer properly otherwise I will report and don't copy it from Google.
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

“Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said – for example: Direct Speech: “I've been to London three times.”

● Reported Speech: She said she'd been to London three times.

There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech.

In reported speech we need to use the past tense form of the verb. In direct speech the present tense is used. As you can see, in the above sentence 'am' changes to 'was' when we use reported speech.

●Direct Speech●

Direct speech is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas).

●For example: "You'll never guess what I've just seen!" said Sam, excitedly. "What's that?" asked Louise.

●Indirect Speech●

Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words (which is called direct speech). It's also called indirect discourse or reported speech.

For example - You asked me where they lived.

Answer 2

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In Reported speech or indirect speech, we usually talk about the past by conveying the message of the speaker in our own words.

In Direct speech, we present the message of the speaker in his own actual words without any change to another person.

Some examples:-

1. She says, "I eat an apple a day". - Direct speech

She said that she eats an apple a day - Indirect speech

2.He said, " My father is playing cricket with me".- Direct speech

3.The lady said, "I like baking cakes. "- Direct speech

The lady said that she liked baking cakes. - Indirect speech

He said that his father was playing cricket with him. - Indirect speech

Some words change while changing from Direct to indirect speech.

Here → there

now→ then

these→ those

today→ that day

tonight→ that night

yesterday→ the previous day

last night → the previous night

last week→ the previous week

tomorrow→ the following day

next week→ the following week

ago→ before

thus→ so

hence→ thence

come→ go

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