Question

1x a. Rewrite the following sentences into indirect speech. The little girl said to me, "I have already finished my work." b. Father said to his son, "Industry is key to success." c. My friend said to me, "I was seriously ill yesterday." d. A hawker said to me, "Do you want any newspaper?" e. The teacher said to his students, "Why are you making late?"​

Answer 1

Answer:

The little girl told me that she had already finished her work.

Father told his son that industry is key to success.

My friend told me that she was seriously ill the day before.

A hawker asked me if I want any newspaper.

The teacher asked the students why are they making late .

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Answer 2

ANSWER :

• (a) The little girl said to me, "I have already finished my work."

✠ Indirect Narration :- The little girl told me that she had already finished her work.

• (b) Father said to his son, "Industry is key to success."

✠ Indirect Narration :- Father told his son that industry is key to success.

• (c) My friend said to me, "I was seriously ill yesterday."

✠ Indirect Narration :- My friend told me that she had been seriously ill the previous day.

• (d) A hawker said to me, "Do you want any newspaper?"

✠ Indirect Narration :- A hawker asked me whether I wanted any newspaper.

• (e) The teacher said to his students, "Why are you making late?"

✠ Indirect Narration :- The teacher asked his students why they were making late.

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KNOW MORE :

❒ Types of Narration :-

• ➬ Direct Narration

• ➬ Indirect Narration

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❒ Direct Narration :-

• ➬ In Direct Narration, the words of the speaker is expressed in the same way that it is said by the speaker i.e, with speech marks and using exactly the same words.

• ➬ The words of the speaker are kept within Inverted Comma (" ") in Direct Narration and there we need ti use Comma (,) between the Reporting Verb and Direct Narration.

• ➬ The verb that introduce the Direct Narration is called Reporting Verb.

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❒ Indirect Narration :-

• ➬ In Indirect Narration, the words of the speaker is expressed without speech marks and without necessarily using exactly the same words, keeping the meaning same.

• ➬ Unlike Direct Narration, there is the need of using "that" or any necessary conjunction instead of the the Comma (,) in Indirect Narration.

• ➬ There is also needed some grammatical changes while changing the speech from Direct Narration to Indirect Narration.