Question

What is the indirect speech of this sentence “ring the fire- brigade” said the woman

Answer 1

EXPLANATION ;

ROLE OF INDIRECT SPEECH ;

THE FORM CHANGES USUALLY IN

INDIRECT SPEECH IS INTRODUCED BY VERB SAID AS ;

IN I SAID , BILL SAID OR THEY SAID .

USING THE VERB SAY IN TENSE , INDICATES THAT SOMETHING WAS SAID IN THE PAST .

IN THESE CASES THE MAIN VERB REPORTED IN SENTENCE IS PUT IN THE PASS ,

ANSWER ; THE WOMEN SAID TO RING THE FIRE BRIGADE '