Dear or dear friend or friend
"Sit down,dear," he said.
If I change this sentence into indirect speech,
1.He told his dear to sit down.
2.He told his dear friend to sit down.
3.He told his friend to sit down.
Are these sentences right grammatically?
Top answer
Aung Thu Are these sentences right grammatically? 'Dear' is certainly wrong in the reported speech, and there is no way to identify the relationship from the direct speech alone. This is the best that can be done: He asked the other person to sit down.
- Aung Thu Are these sentences right grammatically?
- 'Dear' is certainly wrong in the reported speech, and there is no way to identify the relationship from the direct speech alone.
- This is the best that can be done: He asked the other person to sit down.
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Aung ThuAre these sentences right grammatically?
'Dear' is certainly wrong in the reported speech, and there is no way to identify the relationship from the direct speech alone. This is the best that can be done:
He asked the other person to sit down.
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