How Do You Write a Reported Speech in Class 10?
The Words Which Generally Come Before the Inverted Commas Are Called the Reporting Clause, I. E. Sohan Said to Mohan and the Verb 'Said', Is Called the...
The words which generally come before the inverted commas are called the reporting clause, i.e. Sohan said to Mohan and the verb 'said', is called the reporting verb. The words spoken by Sohan and put within inverted commas are called the reported speech, i.e. “I am going to school.”
How do you write a reported speech?
changing to the past tense to make reported speech
- am becomes was. Direct John: 'I am going. ...
- is becomes was. Direct John: 'She is tall. ...
- do becomes did. Direct John: 'I always do my homework. ...
- does becomes did. Direct John: 'My mother does the cleaning. ...
- have becomes had. ...
- has becomes had. ...
- go becomes went. ...
- will becomes would.
What is a reported speech and examples?
Reported speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked her what her plans were', and ' Citizens complained about the smoke'.
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