Question

4. He said, 'I will be in London for three weeks.
5. Did you enjoy the party?' asked the stranger.
6. What are you doing?' he asked him.
7. Are you going out?' she asked me.
8. The instructor said, 'You should exercise regularly.'
9. 'Have you come from India?' said the Englishman to t
10. The old man pleaded, 'Will someone help me?'
11. Which road should I take?' asked the driver.​

Answer 1

★ Question and Answers:-

He said, 'I will be in London for three weeks.

- He said that he will be in London for three weeks.

Did you enjoy the party?' asked the stranger.

- The stranger asked if I enjoyed the party.

What are you doing?' he asked him.

- He asked him what he was doing.

Are you going out?' she asked me.

- She asked me if I was going out.

The instructor said, 'You should exercise regularly.'

- The instructor said that one should exercise daily.

'Have you come from India?' said the Englishman to the man.

- The Englishman asked the man if he had come from India.

The old man pleaded, 'Will someone help me?'

- The old man pleaded for help.

Which road should I take?' asked the driver.

- The driver asked which road should he take.

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★ More Information:-

When we refer to the exact words as said by the speaker in a sentence, it is said to be in direct speech.

- The teacher said, 'Maintain Silence!'

When we report of what somebody said or thought in our own words, we use indirect speech

- The teacher asked them to maintain silence.

★ Changing direct speech to indirect speech:-

• Remove the punctuations, especially the inverted commas ('...')
• Use reporting verbs such as said, told, thought followed by that.
• Change the tense of the verb to past tense.

★ If the sentence is an Interrogative Sentence, the reporting verbs should be asked, enquired, demanded. ★

Answer 2

Question and Answers

$\large \purple \leadsto$He said, 'I will be in London for three weeks.

He said that he will be in london for three weeks.

$\large \purple \leadsto$Did you enjoy the party?' asked the stranger.

This stranger asked if I enjoyed the party.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ What are you doing?' he asked him.

He asked him what he was doing.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ Are you going out?' she asked me.

She asked me If I was going out.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ The instructor said, 'You should exercise regularly.'

The instructor said that one should exercise daily.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ 'Have you come from India?' said the Englishman to t

The Englishman asked the man if he had come from India.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ The old man pleaded, 'Will someone help me?'

The old man pleaded for help.

$\large \purple \leadsto$ Which road should I take?' asked the driver.

The driver asked which road should he take.

More to know

$\blue \star \: { \underline{ \sf {\blue{Direct \: speech}}} \: }{ \blue \star}$ We may quote the actual words of his speech. This is called Direct Speech.

$\blue \star \: { \underline{ \sf {\blue{Indirect \: speech}}} \: }{ \blue \star}$We may report the substance or meaning of the words used by the speaker, without quoting the actual words. This is called Indirect Speech.

For Example

Direct speech:-

 "Where do they live ?"

Indirect speech:-

 You asked me where they lived.

Direct speech:-

 "How will they get here ?"

Indirect speech:-

 She asked me how they would get here.