When we later report this, making changes to the words the speaker originally said, it is Reported Speech. (Indirect Speech)

Question

The actual words spoken by a person is Direct speech. They are enclosed within quotation marks.

When we later report this, making changes to the words the speaker originally said, it is Reported Speech. (Indirect Speech)

Sentence	Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
I want an ice cream	Ram said to Rakesh, “I want i an ice cream ”	........
I am coming to Chennai tomorrow.	My uncle said to me, “I am coming to Chennai tomorrow.”	........
I want to become a doctor.	Monica said, “I want to i become a doctor.”	........
The comic books are kept on the second shelf.	The librarian said, “The comic books are kept on the second shelf”	........
The monument is beautiful.	Sidharthan said, “The monument is beautiful.”	........

Answer 1

Sentence	Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
I want an ice cream	Ram said to Rakesh, “I want i an ice cream ”	Ram told Rakesh that he wanted an ice cream.
I am coming to Chennai tomorrow.	My uncle said to me, “I am coming to Chennai tomorrow.”	My uncle told me that he was coming to Chennai the next day.
I want to become a doctor.	Monica said, “I want to i become a doctor.”	Monica said that she wanted to become a doctor.
The comic books are kept on the second shelf.	The librarian said, “The comic books are kept on the second shelf”	The librarian said that the comic books were kept on the second shelf
The monument is beautiful.	Sidharthan said, “The monument is beautiful.”	Sidharthan said that the monument was beautiful.