Question

A. Change the following sentences from direct to reported speech.
1. Rajesh said, 'I don't like soft drinks because they are bad for the health.
2. The doctor said, 'I can't attend to this patient because this is a case of an
accident and I need to call the police.
3. Divya said, 'Thank you, Papa, for the books that you gave me on my birthday!
4. The old man said, 'It is hunger that makes our food seem tasty, whether we
are young or old, rich or poor.'​

Answer 1

1. Rajesh said that he didn't like sift drinks because they were bad for health.
2. The doctor said that he couldn't attend to that patient because it was a case of an accident and he needed to call the police.
3. Divya thanked her father for the books that he had given her on her birthday.