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Originally Posted by Bilal Hassan
Question follow the rules that we have already discussed, here i would demonstrate the structure.
He said, "Why are you late"? Direct speech
He asked me why i was late. Indirect speech
Questions are asked, so subject is followed by ask+object+interrogative etc.
so we have seen that interrogative form in the first sentence changes into affirmative one in the second, we also omit the question mark in reporting a question.
If introductory verb is say in Direct speech, we change it into a verb of inquiry i-e ask, inquire, wonder etc.
If there is no interrogative word used in Direct speech, we use If or Whether
He said, "you are his son".Direct speech
He asked if/whether i was his son. Indirect speech
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Exercises:
He said, "who has done this damage"?.
I said, "What is the price of that book"?
Ali said, "He is the man we met last week"?
Api said, "Why do you tease me BIlal"?
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He asked me who had done that damage.
i asked the price of that book.
ali asked me if he was the man they met last week.
api asked Bilal why did he tease her.