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TID EXERCISE 159 (Misc.) III
Change the following sentences into Indirect speech :-
1. Hari said, “Rahman did the work well."
2. The postman said to the boy, “The beggar was running on the road."
3. The boy said to me, “A hunter had killed the tiger."
4. "The dog jumped on the table,” said the master to the servant.
5. The teacher said to me, “Good boys have been reading their books for two hours.'
6. He said to me, “Hari should obey the teacher.”
7. “The old man did not cry,” said Mohan.
8. “God is great and kind,” said the wise man.
9. Some people said, “The cunning shopkeeper must be beaten.”
10. She said to her, "The servant may go out.”​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Hari said, “Rahman did the work well."

----------> Hari said that Rahman had done the work well.

2. The postman said to the boy, “The beggar was running on the road."

----------> The postman told the boy that the beggar had been running on the road.

3. The boy said to me, “A hunter had killed the tiger."

----------> The boy told me that a hunter had killed the tiger.

4. "The dog jumped on the table,” said the master to the servant.

----------> The master told the servant that the dog had jumped on the table.

5. The teacher said to me, “Good boys have been reading their books for two hours.'

----------> The teacher told me that good boys had been reading thier books for two hours.

6. He said to me, “Hari should obey the teacher.”

----------> He told me that Hari should obey the teacher.

7. “The old man did not cry,” said Mohan.

----------> Mohan said that the old man did not cried..

8. “God is great and kind,” said the wise man.

----------> The wise man said that God is great and kind.

9. Some people said, “The cunning shopkeeper must be beaten.”

----------> Some people said that the cunning shopkeeper might be beaten.

10. She said to her, "The servant may go out.”

----------> She told her mother that the servant might go out.

Explanation:

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