" why are those sheep being driven out of that field?" he asked. (change in to indrect speech)
Answers
He asked why were those sheeps being driven out of that field.
Direct and Indirect speech?
In Direct Speech, we simply repeat what someone said in exactly the same manner. Inverted commas are used to enclose the said words.
For example, David said to me, "what are you doing here."
In Indirect Speech, we use our own words to repeat what someone said. Inverted commas are not used in indirect speech.
For example, David asked me what I was doing there.
Answer:
" why are those sheep being driven out of that field?"
IN INDIRECT SPEECH= He asked why those sheep were being driven out of that field.
Explanation:
When we use direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken between quotation marks (" ") and there is no change in these words. We may be reporting something that's being said NOW (for example a telephone conversation), or telling someone later about a previous conversation.
Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.