❁ Question -:
Change the following into indirect speech.
1) She said,"Would you like me to help you?"( direct speech)
❁ Step-by-step explanation -:
She asked me if I need her help or not. (indirect speech)
- In this sentence if is used as a conjunction.
- In place of said we can use asked and enquired because in reporting question indirect speech is introduced by some words as asked, enquired,etc.
- In indirect speech you will change in I.
❒ Additional Information -:
When the exact words of the speaker are quoted within the inverted comma, it is called direct speech.
Example -: They said, "We were walking along the beach."
When the words of the speaker are translated in own way, it is called Indirect speech.
Example -: They said that they had been walking along the beach.
That is used as a conjunction.