Question

The child said to his mother,' please, give me some money to buy ice cream.' (Change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

The child asked his mother if she could give him some money to buy ice cream.

Step-by-step explanation:

Read the following sentences carefully.

(a) Eshan said "The Lal Quila was built by the mughals long ago in Delhi."

(b) Harsh said that he had to reach home as soon as possible because it was about to rain.

Sentence (a) is in direct speech because the exact words of the speaker (Eshan) are reported. Inverted commas have been used to indicate the spoken words.

In direct speech we report the words of a speaker by repeating the actual words which are indicated with the help of inverted commas.

Sentence (b) is in reported speech because it does not convey the exact words of the speaker (Harsh) and no inverted commas have been used.

When we convey the speaker's thoughts without repeating the actual words but the substance of the words used by the speaker, it is called reported or indirect speech or narration. The verb said which introduces the reported speech is called a reporting verb. Other reporting verbs are words like told, ordered, asked, enquired, informed and stated. While reporting the speaker's words in reported speech certain changes are made and important rules have to be followed.

When the reporting verb is in the past tense the tense in direct speech changes into a corresponding past tense form.

is/am/are = was/were

was/were = had been

simple present = Simple past

do = did

did = had done

has/have = had

had = no change

past perfect = no change

can = could (in most case)

will/shall = would

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1⟩. Anita said to him, "The boys are not late."

Anita told him that the boys were not late.

2⟩.Mother said, "Anuja has come."

Mother said that Anuja had come.

3⟩.Mother said, "Ankita had left."

Mother said that Ankita had left.

4⟩.The Principal said, " The students were late for class."

The Principal said that the students had been late for class.

5⟩.The policeman said, "The boy was injured.

The policeman said that the boy had been injured.

6⟩. Anshu said, "The food had been distributed.

Anshu said that the food had been distributed.