The matter inside inverted commas is called the
ASubject of speech only
BReporting verb only
CIndirect speech only
DReported speech
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Reported speech
1. Chapter opening rule defines reported speech.
2. It is the actual quoted matter.
3. Hence option A.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), section on rules_
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