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Question
Change the following sentence into indirect speech.
First soldier: The white soldier gets huge pay, mansions, and servants.
Second soldier: We get a pittance and slow promotions.
Third soldier: Who are the British to abolish our customs?
The first man said that___________________________________
The second soldier remarked that _______________________
The third soldier asked__________________________________
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Solution
The first soldier said that the white soldier got huge pay, mansions, and servants.
The second soldier remarked that they got a pittance and slow promotions.
The third soldier asked who the British were to abolish their customs.
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