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In English / High School | 2025-07-03

(1) He said, "that he had made a mistake."
(2) He said to me, "if I knew the answer."
(3) He said, "that God might bless me."
(4) The teacher said, "he would prove the revolution of the earth round the sun."
(5) He said to us, "whether we were coming back the next day."
(6) Rama ordered Arjun to go away.

Asked by alexiss8405

Answer (1)

When converting to reported speech, the past tense "made" changes to the past perfect tense "had made." The quotation marks are removed, and "that" is inserted.


Direct Speech: He said to me, "Do you know the answer?"
Reported Speech: He asked me if I knew the answer.

Answered by SophiaElizab | 2025-07-06