| ASERTIVE STATEMENTS |
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Here we assert (tell clearly and boldly but not aggressively) |
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Gautam says. “I am good in maths.” (Direct) |
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Gautam says that he is good in maths. (Indirect) |
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Janki said to Mona, “I saw your father on the railway station.” (Direct) |
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Janki told Mona that she saw her father on the railway station. (Indirect) |
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She will say, “I was present.” (Direct) |
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She would say that she was present. (Indirect) |
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He said to me, “You must finish your project today.” (Direct) |
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He told me that I had to finish my project that day. (Indirect) |
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The teacher said to the students, “I can’t check your homework.” (Direct) |
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The teacher told the students that he / she couldn’t check their homework. (Indirect) |
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