I Learn with Fun Fill in the blanks using the words given in the help box. reporting verb colon 5. A capital letter told that day 1. The verb 'said' is called the ..posting...b 2. The quoted section is the ...... of the reporting verb. 3. The first word in the quoted section always begins with a 4. When we want to mention to whom something is said, we use the reporting verb '.... separate the words of a speaker from the .......... or a. comma unchanged object should reporting verb. 6. 'Shall' changes to ................…............... in indirect speech. 7. If the reported speech contains a time clause, its tense remains 8. 'Today' changes to .... in indirect speech.