(1) give me example of direct speech and indirect speech?
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Answer:
Direct Speech - Tom said ,“I am hungry”.
Indirect Speech - Tom said that he was hungry
Explanation:
Tom - subject
said - reporting verb
that - connective
I am hungry - reported speech
‘ said ’converts to ‘said that’
‘ said to ’ converts to ‘told’
for eg.
Tom said to his brother,“I am hungry”
Tom told his brother that he was hungry