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Transform the narration of the following "he asked how old is your mother" |
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Answer» Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a DIALOGUE being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person. Example: He SAID, "I am cleaning my room." (Direct) He said that he was cleaning his room. (Indirect) In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its TENSE. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words will have to be made. Also, if the sentence contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech. He asked, "How old is your MOTHER?" (Direct) He asked how old his mother was. (Indirect) |
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