Question

36. Convert the following into Indirect Speech :
Natalya : I've noticed that those hunters argue most who know least.
Lomov : Madam, please be silent, My heart is going to pieces (shouts) shut
up!
Natalya : I shan't shut up until you acknowlege that Sqeezer is a hundred
times better than your Guess!
directed:
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Answer 1

WE are given a dialogue between two people which we need to convert into indirect speech. The indirect speech is written as under:

• For writing as the indirect speech we need to convert the sentence from present tense to past tense.
• So we need to remove the hyphenated commas and add the word that.
• The first sentence can be written as Natalia said that she had noticed that those hunters who argued the most knew the least.
• The second sentence can be written as Lomov yelled at the Madam to please be silent and to Shut up as his heart was going to pieces.
• The third sentence can be written as Natalia stated that she would not be silent until Lomov accepted that the Sqeezer was better than Lomov's guess.

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ3

Answer 2

The indirect speeches are stated below.

Definition of indirect speech :

A linguistic technique for reporting the substance of another utterance without directly quoting it is indirect speech.

Conversion :

Natalya -

Natalia told Lomov that she had noticed that those hunters argue with most who knew the least.

Lomov -

Lomov asks her to be silent because his heart is going to pieces.

Natalya -

Natalya says she shan't shut up until he acknowledges that Sqeezer is a hundred times better than him.

#SPJ2