Question

39. Convert the following into indirect speech.
Shruti, I saw a drama today.
"Wow! What a drama it is! "Said Nalini.
"What made you so much pleased with it?"
"The only word I can use for it is excellent."
"Go and see it before it is withdrawn."
"Will you accompany me?"​

Answer 1

Answer:

Shruti, I saw a drama today.

Nalini exclaimed with joy that what the drama was.

Shruti enquired/asked that what was in the drama that made her pleased with it so much. / ......... that what made her so much pleased with it.

Nalini said that the only word she could use for it was excellent.

Shruti asked Whether Nalini would accompany her or not.

I hope it helps.

Answer 2

Shruti told Nalini that she had seen a drama that day.

Shruti exclaimed with delight what a drama it was

Nalini asked Shruti what made her so much pleased with it.

Shruti told Nalini that the only word she could use for it was excellent.

Nalini told Shruti that to go and see it before it is withdrawn

Nalini asked Shruti if she would accompany her

Explanation:

• Indirect speech is the way of conveying, not citing explicitly in a direct speech, the contents of questions, statements or other expressions. Indirect speech is also referred to as reported speech, in which we announce what somebody has said without expression and without the same words exactly.
• Incase of an exclamatory sentence that expresses state of sorrow, joy, or wonder, to change them into Indirect Speech, we use specific words such as . exclaimed with joy/sorrow/wonder that are added to the sentence.
• Interrogative sentences starting beginning that begins with an auxiliary verb are converted into the indirect speech by using the connective whether/if. The reporting verb said changes to asked, questioned, queried, inquired of or demanded of in the indirect speech
• The 3rd person it in reported speech would NOT be changed in the indirect speech and would be referred to as it only