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Change the Narration . 1. Gita Said to me ,"I shall go by the School Bus." 2. I replied That I was not.​

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Direct and Indirect Speech are used to present others' words. 'Gita Said to me ,'I shall go by the School Bus.'' would change to 'Gita told me that she would go by the school bus' in Indirect Speech. 'I replied That I was not.' would change to 'I replied, "No, I am not."' in Direct Speech.

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Direct and Indirect Speech

, also known as quoted and reported speech, are used to communicate what someone has said. Your question asks to change the narration of two sentences.

The first sentence: 'Gita Said to me ,"I shall go by the School Bus."' in indirect speech becomes 'Gita told me that she would go by the school bus.'

The second sentence: 'I replied That I was not.' is already in indirect speech, and so in direct speech it would be: 'I replied, "No, I am not."'

It’s important to keep note of the changes in tense, pronouns, and words indicating nearness or farness when changing from Direct to Indirect speech and vice versa.

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