Indirect Speech

Reported speech communicates what somebody said without promising to repeat the exact wording. Choose pronouns and tense from the reporting situation. That is often optional after said.

Understand and use it

Reported speech communicates what somebody said without promising to repeat the exact wording. Choose pronouns and tense from the reporting situation. That is often optional after said.

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Riya said that she was tired.

Riya said she was tired.

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