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Question
Speech or dialogues can be reported in two ways - Direct and Indirect. When. the exact words of the speaker are reported we call it Direct Speech. When the exact words of the speaker are not reported, but just its contents we call it Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Amar said, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow, Sanket."
Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.
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Solution
- There are no inverted commas in Indirect Speech.
- The verb changes in Indirect Speech.
- There is a change in the adverb in Indirect Speech.
- The word 'that' is added in Indirect Speech.
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