Question

19. Q.3. Exercise on Reported speech
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Read the dialogue given below and then complete the passage that follows.
Electrician: When did your electricity go?
Mohan: It is not working from evening.
Electrician: Sorry sir, in this case, I will have to check the fuse now.
The
The electrician asked Mohan (a)
Mohan replied that (b)
electrician apologetically said that in that case (C) .....
a.)
(1 Point)
if his electricity has gone,
when his electricity had gone.
at what time his electricity go.
when his electricity has gone.​

Answer 1

The electrician asked Mohan (a) when his electricity had gone.

Mohan replied that (b) it was not working since evening.

The electrician apologetically said that in that case (c) he would have to check the fuse then.

• The given sentences are in direct speech.
• we need to write the answers in indirect speech.

What are direct and indirect speeches?

1. Direct Speech:

• In Direct speech, we repeat the exact words by the speaker.
• Reporting speech is placed between inverted commas. For example, He said, " I have lost my pen".

2. Indirect Speech:

• In Indirect Speech, we repeat in our own words what is said by the speaker.
• Generally, we use "said that" in this speech. For example, He said that he had lost his pen

Answer 2

Answer:

hlo

Explanation:

answer is -

a) when his electricity had gone

b) it was not working since evening

c) he would have to check the fuse