3. These are procedures of changing direct speech into indirect speech except Which of them is an exception to the rule? seo a. Remove comma and inverted commas. Der b. Change the pronoun of the direct speech. c. Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense. d. Change the words expressing nearness in time or places of the direct speech into its appropri- ate words expressing distance 4. This is one of the procedures in changing indirect reported speech into direct speech​