Indirect Speech for "I took breakfast in the morning"

When someone reports what another person said, it is called indirect speech. In indirect speech, the original speaker's words are changed to fit grammatically into the new sentence. The main point of the original speaker's message is preserved.

Steps to convert direct speech to indirect speech:

1. Identify the tense and pronouns in the original sentence.
2. Change the pronouns and tense to fit the new sentence.
3. Use conjunctions, such as "that" or "if", to introduce the indirect speech.
4. Remove quotation marks.

Example:

Direct speech: "I took breakfast in the morning," she said to me.

Indirect speech: She told me that she had taken breakfast in the morning.

Explanation:

- The tense of the verb "took" changes to "had taken" because the event happened in the past.
- The pronoun "I" changes to "she" because we are reporting what she said.
- The conjunction "that" is used to introduce the indirect speech.
- The quotation marks are removed.

In conclusion, the indirect speech for "I took breakfast in the morning" is "She told me that she had taken breakfast in the morning."

She told me that she had taken breakfast in the morning .