Question

How can I write "the full extent of the damage will be assessed once the fire is brought under control,the city of cape town said in a separate statement. The cause of the blaze is being investigated and one person suspected of starting it has
been taken into police custody,the city said" in reported speech ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The city of Cape Town said in a separate statement that the full extent of the damage would be assessed once the fire is brought under control. It also added that the cause of the blaze was being investigated and one person suspected of starting it had been taken into police custody.

Explanation:

The reported speech is when the words spoken by a person are reported or retold in a different form while still retaining the intended meaning. In other words, the reported speech is when the quotation marks of a direct speech are removed and the words spoken are reported and the verb tenses are changed.

The given speech will be written in the reported speech as-

The city of Cape Town said in a separate statement that the full extent of the damage would be assessed once the fire is brought under control. It also added that the cause of the blaze was being investigated and one person suspected of starting it had been taken into police custody.