1. Change into Indirect speech:
a. She said, ‘I am busy.’
b. Maya said, ‘My father is writing letters.’
c. They said, ‘We have done our duty.’
d. Aman said, ‘Raju will play the match.’
e. Ali said to the beggar, ‘I know you very well.’
f. The teacher said, ‘The sun sets in the west.’
g. ‘It may rain this evening,’ said the mother.
h. ‘How cold the tea is!’ said Meera.
i. ‘Are there enough pencils left, Atul?’ said Joe.
j. The teacher said, ‘Let me have some coffee.’
Answers
Explanation:
a. She said, ‘I am busy.’
ans- She said that she was busy.
b. Maya said, ‘My father is writing letters.’
ans- Maya said that her father was writing letters.
c. They said, ‘We have done our duty.’
ans- They said that they had done their duty.
d. Aman said, ‘Raju will play the match.’
ans- Aman said that Raju would play the match.
e. Ali said to the beggar, ‘I know you very well.’
ans- Ali told the beggar that he knew him very well.
f. The teacher said, ‘The sun sets in the west.’
ans- The teacher said that the sun sets in the west.
g. ‘It may rain this evening,’ said the mother.
ans- The mother said that it might rain that evening.
h. ‘How cold the tea is!’ said Meera.
ans- Meera said that the tea was so cold.
i. ‘Are there enough pencils left, Atul?’ said Joe.
ans- Joe asked Atul if there was enough pencil left.
j. The teacher said, ‘Let me have some coffee.’
ans- The teacher said that let she had some coffee.
Answer:
Aman said, ‘Raju will play the match.’