Question

1. Report the following dialogue :
Teacher : Mala, why were you absent yesterday?
Mala : I went to temple, sir.
Teacher: Okay. Complete the
assignments I have given​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The teacher asked Mala why she had been absent the previous day. Mala replied that she had gone to temple. He agreed to it and asked her to complete the assignments which he had given.

Answer 2

Answer:

Direct Speech -

The teacher asked Mala, "Why were you absent yesterday ?"

Mala replied by saying, "I went to temple, sir."

"Okay. Complete the assignments I have given.", the teacher said.

Indirect Speech -

Teacher asked Mala why she was absent yesterday.

Mala replied by saying that she had been to the temple.

Teacher said okay and asked Mala to complete the assignments given by him.

Explanation:

In a reported speech, speaker's words are reported in the subordinate clauses controlled by reporting verbs with the changes required in tense or person.

There are two types of reported speech -

• Direct reported speech - Here, we use the same present tense used by the initial speaker.
• Indirect reported speech - Here, we use a tense which will be back in the past (past tense).