The teacher asked the boy where he was born.
1. The sentence given to us is "the teacher said to the boy. where were you born?"
2. It is in direct speech and we need to convert it to reported speech
3. Reported speech is also called indirect speech
4. In the case of direct speech, something is quoted exactly as it was said or something is being said on the spot right at the moment
5. In the case of indirect or reported speech, we speak about something or someone without exactly quoting them or the incident
6. Direct speech uses double quotes whereas indirect speech does not use any quotes