Question

(A) Change the direct into indirect speech.

1. The examiner called out, "Time is up! Stop writing.
2. The teacher is, “The sun is stationary."
3. He said to us, “Let us have some coffee."
4. He said to me, "Are you going away today?"
5. “Bring me the red file," he said to the peon
6. Sudha said to her, "Do you know me ?”
7. They said, “Why did she cry ?”​

Answer 1

Q. Change the direct into indirect speech.

1. The examiner called out, "Time is up! Stop writing".

Ans. The examiner ordered to stop writing as the assigned time was up.

2. The teacher is, “The sun is stationary."

Ans. The teacher said that the sun is stationary.

3. He said to us, “Let us have some coffee."

Ans.He told us to have some coffee.

4. He said to me, "Are you going away today?"

Ans. He asked me if I was going away that day.

5. “Bring me the red file," he said to the peon".

Ans. He ordered the peon to bring the red file.

6. Sudha said to her, "Do you know me ?”

Ans. Sudha enquired if she knew her.

7. They said, “Why did she cry ?”

Ans. They asked why she had cried.

Answer 2

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$\: \: \: \: \: \: \: \tt{1. \: The \: \: examiner \: \: called \: \: out, ''Time \: \: is \: \: } \\ \tt{up \: ! \: Stop \: \: writing.''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{The examiner ordered the candidates to } \\ \text{stop writing as the assigned time was up.} \\ \\ \\ \tt{2. \: The \: \: teacher \: \: said , ''The \: \: sun \: \: is \: \: stationary.''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{The teacher said that the sun is stationary.}$

$\: \: \: \: \: \tt{3. \: He \: \: said \: \: to \: \: us, ''Let \: \: us \: \: have \: \: some \: \: coffee.''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{He suggested us to have have some coffee.} \\ \\ \\ \: \: \: \tt{4. \: He \: \: said \: to \: \: me, ''Are \: \: you \: \: going \: \: away \: \: today?''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{He asked me whether I was going away that day.} \\ \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \tt{5. \: ''Bring \: \: me \: \: the \: \: red \: \: file,'' he \: \: said \: \: to \: \: the \: \: peon.} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{He asked the peon to bring him the red file.}$

$\: \: \: \: \tt{6. \: Sudha \: \: said \: \: to \: \: her, ''Do \: \: you \: \: know \: \: me ?''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{Sudha asked her whether she knew him.} \\ \\ \\ \: \: \: \tt{7. \: They \: \: said, ''Why \: \: did \: \: she \: \: cry ?''} \\ \\ : \leadsto : \text{They asked why she had cried.}$