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Direct - Indirect


Definition of Direct Sentence
Definition of Indirect Sentence
Change 'Said' into Fill Empty place
Simplethat
Exclamatorythat
Imperative(+) to
(-) not to
InterrogativeWh - Nothing
h.v. - if or whether
Change Tense I - IInd
II - IInd

Do not, Does not - Did not
Is, Am, Are - Was, Were
Has, Have - Had
Shall - Should
Will - Would
Can - Could
May - Might
(If you find 'Do/Does/Did without 'not' in an Interrogative Sentence, all these will be removed and there'll be used IInd form.

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