Question

3. Mary said, ‘I have finished my homework.’
4. The interviewer said to the young man, ‘We will let you know our decision by
tomorrow.’
5. He said, "I may buy a new car."
6. He said, "I might go to Turkey."
7. He said, "I can come tonight."
8. She said, "I want to bring my children."
9. George said, “Today is a fine day.”
10. She said, “I have done my work.”

B. Re-write the following sentences in Indirect Speech: -
1. Elizabeth says that she likes eating ice cream.
2. Rally said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
3. The teacher told the class that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
4. Yin Ying said her brother is playing in his room.
5. He asked which house mine was.
6. The chairperson said that he was in the middle of a meeting.
7. Margaret said that she had finished her work.
8. Mike said that he would go over the next day.
9. The teacher ordered us to be quiet.
10. She warned me not to touch the glass.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Elizabeth said, 'I like eating ice cream'.

2.Rally said,'The sun rises in the east and sets in the west'.

3.The teacher told the class,' Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.'

4.Yin Ying said,'My brother is playing in his room'.

5.He asked me,' Which house is yours?'

6.The chairperson said,' I am in a meeting'.

7.Margaret said,' I finished my work'.

8.Mike said, ' I will go over the next day'.

9.The teacher ordered us, 'Be quiet'.

10. She warned, ' Not to touch the glass'.

Answer 2

A. Re-write the following sentences in Indirect Speech : -

1. Mary said, ‘I have finished my homework.’

• Mary said that she had finished her homework.

2. The interviewer told the young man, ‘We will let you know our decision by  tomorrow.’

• The interviewer said to the young man that they would let him know their decision by the next day.

3. He said, "I may buy a new car."

• He said that he might buy a new car.

4. He said, "I might go to Turkey."

• He said that he might go to Turkey.

5. She said, "I want to bring my children."

• She said that she wanted to bring her children.

6.  George said, “Today is a fine day.”

• George said that that day was a fine day.

7. He said, "I can come tonight."

• He said that he could come that night.

8. She said, “I have done my work.”

• She said that she had done her work.

B. Re-write the following sentences in Direct Speech : -

1. Elizabeth says that she likes eating ice cream.

• Elizabeth says, "I like eating ice cream."

2. Rally said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

• Rally said, "The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

3. The teacher told the class that water boils at 100 degree Celsius.

• The teacher said, "Water boils at 100 degree Celsius.

4. Yin Ying said her brother is playing in his room.

• Yin Ying said, "My brother is playing is his room."

5. He asked which house mine was.

• He asked, "Which is your house?"

6. The chairperson said that he was in the middle of a meeting.

• The chairperson said, "I am in the middle of a meeting."

7. Margaret said that she had finished her work.

• Margaret said, "I have finished my work."

8. Mike said that he would go over the next day.

• Mike said, "I will come over tomorrow."

9. The teacher ordered us to be quiet.

• The teacher said, "Be quiet all of you."

10. She warned me not to touch the glass.

• She said, "Don't touch the glass."

K n o w l e d g e   B y t e s

➡ Direct speech are those conversations that takes place between two or more people which are written down as they are with the correct words and pronunciations used.

➡  In indirect speech (i.e. reported speech), the conversation taken place between two or more people is reported by a third person.

➡ To change a direct conversation to indirect speech, we must turn the sentence into its corresponding past tense while denoting the names of the people who spoke the sentence.