Question

What's the direct speech of he told his brother not to waste money

Answer 1

Answer:

he told his brother "Don't waste money"

Answer 2

Question:

Change the sentence from indirect to direct speech.

Answer:

Indirect Speech or Reported Speech- He told his brother not to waste money.

Direct Speech - He said to his brother "Don't waste money".

(Since 'told' is used in the indirect or reported speech , we are supposed to use 'said to' in the direct speech)

Explanation:

• There are two main ways of reporting.

• These are direct speech and indirect or reported speech.

• When we use direct speech, we quote the actual word spoken by a person.

• In writing, this is shown within quotation marks

• When we use indirect speech, we do not quote the actual words spoken by a person.

• But convey their meaning in our own words.

• The connector that is used to introduce indirect words.