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Change the following statement into indirect speech.Richard said, "Where does she live?"
Richard said, "Where does she live?"
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The correct option is B Richard asked where she lived.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option C is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense, so, 'lived' is used.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'said' cannot be used, 'that' is not required and 'did' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is C)Richard asked where she lived.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option C is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense, so, 'lived' is used.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'said' cannot be used, 'that' is not required and 'did' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is C)Richard asked where she lived.
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