Question

1. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech :
1. I said to my friends, "Let us start our studies."
2. Sita said to her mother, "Please give me an apple."
3. The maid said, "Please, do not scold me any more.
4. The student said to the Principal, "Sir, grant me full fee-concession.
5. He said to her, "Don't take this medicine."
6. The teacher said, "Don't make a noise, boys."
7. He said to him, "Please put the ice cream in the fridge."
8. She said to Radha, "Why are you weeping?"​

Answer 1

Answer:

2.) Sita asked her mother to give an apple.

5.) He advised her to not to take medicine.

7.)He advised him to put the ice cream in the fridge.

4.)The man pleased to not to scold him any more.

6.)The teacher warned the boys to not to make a noise.

1.)I asked my friends to start our studies.

4.)The student asked the principle to grant her full fee-concession.

Answer 2

Required Answers:-

1. I said to my friends, "Let us start our studies."

→ I told my friends to start with our studies.

2. Sita said to her mother, "Please give me an apple."

→ Sita requested her mother to give her an apple.

3. The maid said, "Please, do not scold aany more."

→ The maid requested to not to scold any more.

4. The student said to the Principal, "Sir grant me fee-concession."

→ The student said to the principal to grant him fee-concession.

5. He said to her, "Don't make this medicine."

→ He said to her no to make that medicine.

6. The teacher said, "Don't make noise boys."

→ The teacher ordered boys to not to make noise.

7. He said to him, "Please put the ice cream in the fridge."

→ He requested him to put the ice cream in the fridge.

8. She said to Radha, "Why are you weeping?"

→ She said to Radha about why was she weeping.

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In grammar there are two types of speeches:-

Direct Speech:-

The words spoken directly by the speaker without making any changes are known as direct speech.

Eg:- She said, "I need to go to market today."

Rules for direct speech:-

• The reported speech and the principal verb of a direct speech is separated by a comma.
• The words spoken by the speaker is enclosed withing double inverted commas (" ").
• The first letter under the double inverted comma is always capital.

Indirect speech:-

The act of reporting a speech by making necessary changes to it.

Eg:- She said that she need to go to market today.

Rules for indirect speech:-

• The comma separating the reported speech and the pricipal verb is removed.
• The double inverted commas are removed.
• The tense of the reporting verb must not be changed.
• The indirect speech must be introduced by the characters such as :- that, if, whether, what, about, etc.
• Any kind of sentences must be converted into an assertive sentence.
• The other necessary changes like:- verb forms, time, place and expressions must be made.

Exceptions for reported speech:-

The tense of reported speech may not change if the narration is about universal truth, habitual facts or past habitual facts.

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