Question

111.
Change the form of the speech:
a) Rajesh says, "She has brought fame to her family."
b) Sheela said that she had sent him a present.
c) Mary said, “We shall go picnic on Sunday."
d) The priest told that the sun would never rise in the west.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answers are as follows ::

Explanation:

a). Rajesh said that she has brought fame to her

family.

b). Sheela says " She send him a present. "

c). Mary said that they are going to picnic on. Sunday .

d). The priest tell us " The Sun will never rise in the west. "

Answer 2

Required Answers:-

a) Rajesh says, "She has brought fame to her family."

$\longrightarrow$ Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family.

b) Sheela said that she had sent him a present.

$\longrightarrow$ Sheela said, "I have sent him a present."

c) Mary said, "We shall go picnic on Sunday."

$\longrightarrow$ Maru said that they shall go picnic on Sunday.

d) The priest told that the sun would never rise in the west.

$\longrightarrow$ The priest said, "The sun will never rise in the west."

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There are two types of speeches in Grammar:-

• Direct Speech (Direct Narration)
• Indirect Speech (Indirect Narration)

(i) Direct Speech:- The words of the speaker which has no changes in it is known as direct speech.

Eg:- I said, "I am very tired of doing this work."

(ii) Indirect speech:- The words of the speaker which have necessary changes in them are known as indirect speech.

Eg:- I said that I was very tired of doing that work.

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Important Rules!!!

For Direct Speech:-

• The reporting verb must be separated by the direct speech using comma. (,)
• The words spoken by a speaker are enclosed within double inverted commas. (" ")
• The first letter inside the double inverted commas must be capital.

For Indirect Speech:-

• The reporting verb must be changed according to the sense conveyed by the speech
• The tense of the reporting verb must not be changed.
• The comma (,) which separates the repoting verb from the direct speech must be removed.
• The double inverted commas (" ")must be removed.
• All the kinds of senetnces must be converted into assertive statements.
• The indirect speech must be introduced using that, whether, what, where, etc.
• Other necessary changes must be made in person, verb forms, time, places and expressions.

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