I'm not telling you!
In indirect or reported speech, a question mark is not required at the end of a sentence that reports a question. Instead, a period is used.
To turn direct speech to reported speech, you need to change the pronouns and verb tenses, and often introduce reporting verbs like "said" or "told." For example, a direct speech sentence like "She said, 'I am going to the store.'" can be turned into reported speech as "She said that she was going to the store."
To change an imperative sentence to reported speech, you would typically use a reporting verb such as "ask" or "tell" followed by "to + base form of the verb." For example, "She said, 'Please close the door'" would become "She asked me to close the door."
Direct speech involves quoting and quoted speech, where as indirect speech involves reporting speech and reported speech "'I saw everything,' said Bill" is an example of direct speech. "Bill said that he saw everything." is an example of indirect speech.
I have seen him just then into reported speech.
direct speech: a speech or a sentence quoted from a sentence somebody had spoken or am speaking. using inverted commas(" ") reported speech: a report of what somebody had said before. direct speech: a speech or a sentence quoted from a sentence somebody had spoken or am speaking. using inverted commas(" ") reported speech: a report of what somebody had said before.
Reported or indirect speech is when we report what someone else has said. For example the following sentence are in direct speech: "The rain has stopped" he said. "I will go out" she replied. The same conversation in reported speech: He told her that the rain had stopped. She replied that she would go out.
In indirect or reported speech, a question mark is not required at the end of a sentence that reports a question. Instead, a period is used.
To turn direct speech to reported speech, you need to change the pronouns and verb tenses, and often introduce reporting verbs like "said" or "told." For example, a direct speech sentence like "She said, 'I am going to the store.'" can be turned into reported speech as "She said that she was going to the store."
To turn reported speech into a question, begin by identifying the original statement and its tense. Shift the tense appropriately to match the context of the question, and restructure the sentence to form an interrogative format. For example, if the reported speech is "He said that he was tired," you can convert it to a question by asking, "Did he say that he was tired?"
To change an imperative sentence to reported speech, you would typically use a reporting verb such as "ask" or "tell" followed by "to + base form of the verb." For example, "She said, 'Please close the door'" would become "She asked me to close the door."
Direct speech involves quoting and quoted speech, where as indirect speech involves reporting speech and reported speech "'I saw everything,' said Bill" is an example of direct speech. "Bill said that he saw everything." is an example of indirect speech.
I have seen him just then into reported speech.
Ex - Assertive Sentence - Akash said to Amit, "I want to be an Engineer." Indirect Sentence - Akash told Amit that he wanted to be an Engineer. IMP - said to - told I - he want - wanted Regards, Trainer N
In reported speech, the sentence "I wish I wasn't so rude to my teachers" would be written as follows: The speaker expressed a desire, stating that they wished they hadn't been so rude to their teachers. The verb "wasn't" changes to "hadn't been" to reflect the past perfect tense. This transformation conveys the original sentiment while adhering to the rules of reported speech.
Both are correct. Both are parts of sentence in reported speech. In reported speech it is ok not to use 'that'. He told you that if you come you will have to work hard. He told you if you come you will have to work hard. These sentences are also conditional sentences - if..............will.............
Cronin said he had to save up to emigrate to America