Question

A. Change the following sentences into indirect/reported speech:
1. She said, “I am planning to visit Mumbai shortly".
2. The teacher said, “Come before school tomorrow and I will explain this."
3. "You must help the poor," the man said.
4. My mother said, "You mustn't tease animals".
5. "Where is the Dal Lake?", asked the tourist.
6. "Open the doors and windows," said the leader.
7. "How will you solve the sum?”, he said to the students.
8. "You are not well. You must rest for two days,"said the doctor to the boy​

Answer 1

Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.

Example: He said, "How are you?" (Direct)

                He asked how I was. (Indirect)

In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words have to be made. Also, if the sentence contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech.

1. She said, “I am planning to visit Mumbai shortly". (Direct)

• She said that she was planning to visit Mumbai shortly. (Indirect)

2.  The teacher said, “Come before school tomorrow and I will explain this." (Direct)

• The teacher told to come before school the next day and she would explain that. (Indirect)

3. "You must help the poor," the man said. (Direct)

• The man said that I must help the poor. (Indirect)

4. My mother said, "You mustn't tease animals". (Direct)

• My mother said that I musn't tease animals. (Indirect)

5. "Where is the Dal Lake?", asked the tourist. (Direct)

• The tourist asked where the Dal Lake was. (Indirect)

6. "Open the doors and windows," said the leader. (Direct)

• The leader ordered to open the doors and windows. (Indirect)

7.  "How will you solve the sum?”, he said to the students. (Direct)

• He asked the students how they would solve the sum. (Indirect)

8. "You are not well. You must rest for two days," said the doctor to the boy​. (Direct)

• The doctor told the boy that he wasn't well and that he must rest for two days. (Indirect)

Answer 2

Answer:

1. She said that she was planning to visit Mumbai shortly.

2. The teacher told to come before school the next day and she would explain that.

3. The man said that I must help the poor.

4. My mother said that I mustn't tease animals.

5. The tourist asked where the Dal Lake was.

6. The leader ordered to open the doors and windows.

7. He asked the students how they would solve the sum.

8. The doctor told the boy that he wasn't well and that he must rest for two days.