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Do as directed: "Why are you crying?" said the woman to a little boy."I want a balloon," he said.(Change it into Indirect Speech.) - English

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Do as directed:

"Why are you crying?" said the woman to a little boy.
"I want a balloon," he said.
(Change it into Indirect Speech.)

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The woman asked the little boy why he was crying to which he replied that he wanted a balloon.

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Direct-Indirect Speech
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2017-2018 (March) Set B

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