Question

1. Change the following sentences to Reported Speech.

a. “I was very tired,” she said.

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b. “Be careful, Ben,” mother said.

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c. “I will get myself a drink,” she said.

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d. “Why haven’t you returned my book as yet?” he asked.

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e. Bhoomika said to the Principal, “I am sorry I am late. Please excuse me this time.”

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f. The doctor said to the patient, “Do not smoke if you want to stay healthy.”

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g. Kushagra said to Amit, “Do you like to sing?”

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Answer 1

1. She said that she was very tired.

2. Mother asked Ben to be careful

3. She said that she will get herself a drink.

4. He asked why I hadn't return his book5. Bhoomika told the principal that she was sorry she was late and asked to excuse her that time.

6. The doctor told the patient not to smoke if he wants to stay healthy.

7. Kushagra asked Amit if he liked singing.

Hope it helps.........

Answer 2

Answer:

I was very tired," she said.

→ She said that she had been very tired.(i)

"Be careful, Ben," she said.

→ She told Ben to be careful.(i)

"I will get myself a drink," she says.

→ She says that she will get herself a drink.(i)

"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.

→ He wondered why I hadn't phoned him.(i)

"I cannot drive them home," he said.

→ He said that he could not drive them home.(i)

"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.

→ She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffee.(i)

"Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.

→ She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.(i)

He said, "Don't go too far."

→ He advised her not to go too far.(i)

"Have you been shopping?" he asked us.

→ He wanted to know if we had been shopping.(i)

"Don't make so much noise," he says.

→ He asks us not to make so much noise.(i)