Understanding Indirect Speech
When converting direct speech into indirect speech, certain changes must be made. This includes altering pronouns, verb tenses, and removing quotation marks.
Key Changes to Note
- Pronoun Adjustment:
- In direct speech, "I" refers to Heena. In indirect speech, it changes to "She."
- Tense Change:
- The future tense "shall see" in direct speech changes to "would see" in indirect speech.
- Structure Modification:
- The quotation marks are removed, and the sentence is restructured.
Conversion of the Sentence
The direct speech sentence is:
Heena says to me, "I shall see you here tomorrow."
The indirect speech version will be:
Heena tells me that she would see me there the next day.
Detailed Breakdown
- "Heena says to me" becomes "Heena tells me":
- The verb "says" is often changed to "tells" when reporting speech.
- "I" changes to "she":
- The subject of the direct speech (Heena) becomes third-person in indirect speech.
- "Shall see" changes to "would see":
- The future tense shifts back to conditional to reflect indirect speech.
- "You" changes to "me":
- The second-person pronoun reflects the speaker's perspective.
- "Here" changes to "there":
- The place reference adjusts according to the distance implied in indirect speech.
- "Tomorrow" changes to "the next day":
- Time expressions are modified to fit the context of reporting speech.
Final Version
Heena tells me that she would see me there the next day.