Reporting Verb & Reported Speech
In a sentence, the verb before the actual words spoken by a speaker is called reporting verb. For example, he said, she said, they said, she says, etc.
- Rina said, “I am going to meet my friend”.
- Shikhar said, “Ram is a brilliant student”.
- Shan said, “I am having lunch”.
The part of a sentence that is enclosed within inverted commas is called Reported Speech.
For example,
- Rina said, “I am going to meet my friend”.
- Shikhar said, “Ram is a brilliant student”.
- Shan said, “I am having lunch”.
