Question

1. Tick (✓) the correct word-box to complete the sentences in reported speech.
(a) He said to me, "What is your name?"
He (told/asked) me (whether/what) my name (is/was)
(b) Preeti said to her, "Do you have your share?"
Preeti asked her (whether/to) she (has/had) (her/my) share.
(c) The teacher said to Hari, "You are very careless and you never do your sums."
The teacher (told/advised) Hari (that/if) (you/he) was very careless and (you/he) never did (his/your) sums.
(d) He said to me, "I do not like your hobbies."
He told me (that/what) he (do/did) not like his/my hobbies.
(e) The teacher said to the students, "The Earth moves round the Sun."
The teacher (informed/inquired) the students that the Earth
round the Sun.
(moves/moved)
(f) She said to him, "Lend me your bicycle for a week please."
She (requested/ordered) him (that/to) (lend/lent) her (his/her) bicycle for a week.​

Answer 1

$\huge \mathtt \purple{A}\mathtt \blue{N}\mathtt \green{S}\mathtt \red{W}\mathtt \orange{E}\mathtt \red{R:}$

(a) Hᴇ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ.

(b) Pʀᴇᴇᴛʜɪ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ.

(c) Tʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴀʀɪ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴜᴍꜱ.

(d) Hᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ʜᴏʙʙɪᴇꜱ.

(e) Tʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ.

(f) Sʜᴇ ʀᴇQᴜᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ʙɪᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

(a) He asked me what my name was.

(b) Preeti asked her whether she had her share.

(c) The teacher told Hari that he was very careless and he never did his sums.

(d) He told me that he did not like my hobbies.

(e) The teacher informed the students that the Earth moves around the Sun.

(f) She requested him that lent her his bicycle for a week.