Change the following interrogative sentences in indirect speech. (a) The booking clerk said to me Where do you live? (b) The priest said to the man Have you been to the temple today? (c) She said to me What can I do for you? (d) I said to the stranger Whose house are you looking for? (e) Reena said to herself What dessert should I make today?
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Required Answer:-
Change the following interrogative sentences in indirect speech.
(a) The booking clerk said to me, 'Where do you live?'
⇝ The booking clerk asked me that where do I live.
(b) The priest said to the man, 'Have you been to the temple today?'
⇝ The priest asked the man if he had been to the temple today.
(c) She said to me, 'What can I do for you?'
⇝ She asked me if she could do anything for me.
(d) I said to the stranger, 'Whose house are you looking for?'
⇝ I asked the stranger that whose house he was looking for.
(e) Reena said to herself, 'What dessert should I make today?'
⇝ Reena asked herself that what dessert should she make today.
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More Information:-
When we refer to the exact words as said by the speaker, we use the direct speech.
When we report what somebody said or thought in our own words, we use the indirect speech.
Examples:-
He said, 'I am new here.' (direct speech)
He said that he is new here. (indirect speech)
Changing Direct speech to Indirect speech:-
Note: If you want to change interrogative sentences into indirect speech, then you can use asked, enquired, demànded as reported verbs.