Question

38. "Where is your little companion?", the giant said.
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39. She asked if he could drive a car.
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40. The wolf said to the dog, "Goodbye, my friend."
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41. Sumana said to his father, "Let's go to the hill station." ( narration change)​

Answer 1

Explanation:

"Where is your little companion?", the giant said.

The giant asked where was his/her little companion.

She asked if he could drive a car.

She said," Can you drive a car?"

The wolf said to the dog, "Goodbye, my friend."

The wolf told the dog good bye. [My friend is not included as it is an abbreviation]

Sumana said to his father, "Let's go to the hill station."

Sumana told her father to go at the station.

Here, many changes took place such as:-

• The tenses are changed to past tense
• The double inverted commas are removed in case of direct to indirect conversion.
• Abbreviations are not included in an indirect sentence.
• Could is a modal changed to can.

Answer 2

To change the narration means to change it into indirect speech. This is done by removing the inverted commas and converting the sentence as a reported speech statement. The first rule is to change the tense to past tense, the verb to past participle form.

Here are your Answers:

1) The Giant,Asked if he was the little champion.

2)"Can you drive a car' She asked.

3)The Wolf Said Good Bye,To the Dog.

4)Sumana Said her Father to go to the Hill station.

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