Direct And Indirect Speech Questions
The punctuation rules for indirect speech are as follows:
1. No quotation marks are used.
2. The reported speech is introduced by a reporting verb or phrase, such as "said," "told," "asked," etc.
3. A comma is used to separate the reporting verb or phrase from the reported speech.
4. The reported speech is usually introduced by a conjunction, such as "that," "if," or "whether."
5. The tense and pronouns may change according to the rules of reported speech.
6. Other punctuation marks, such as question marks or exclamation marks, may be used within the reported speech if necessary.