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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Indirect-speech

Hello,

1.‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged him.

The indirect speech of the above would be-

A. She urged him why he did not give a try.

B. she urged him why he should not give a try.

Are #A and #B correct?

Could anyone please correct it?

Thanks.
  

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You pay too much attention to "rules" about changing direct speech into indirect or reported speech. In sentence No. 1, someone has heard a woman/girl utter a recommendation to someone.

— Cool Breeze

  • You pay too much attention to "rules" about changing direct speech into indirect or reported speech.
  • In sentence No.
  • 1, someone has heard a woman/girl utter a recommendation to someone.
  • If I had heard her say what she said, I would report it as follows: She urged him to give it a try.
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You pay too much attention to "rules" about changing direct speech into indirect or reported speech. In sentence No. 1, someone has heard a woman/girl utter a recommendation to someone. If I had heard her say what she said, I would report it as follows: She urged him to give it a try.

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