A. Re-write the following sentences in Indirect Speech: -
1. The boy said, ‘I brush my teeth every day.’
2. He said, ‘I am going to school.’
3. Mary said, ‘I have finished my homework.’
4. The interviewer said to the young man, ‘We will let you know our decision by
tomorrow.’
5. He said, "I may buy a new car."
6. He said, "I might go to Turkey."
7. He said, "I can come tonight."
8. She said, "I want to bring my children."
9. George said, “Today is a fine day.”
10. She said, “I have done my work.”
B. Re-write the following sentences in Indirect Speech: -
1. Elizabeth says that she likes eating ice cream.
2. Rally said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
3. The teacher told the class that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
4. Yin Ying said her brother is playing in his room.
5. He asked which house mine was.
6. The chairperson said that he was in the middle of a meeting.
7. Margaret said that she had finished her work.
8. Mike said that he would go over the next day.
9. The teacher ordered us to be quiet.
10. She warned me not to touch the glass.
Answers
TOPIC:- NARRATION CHANGE
Required answers:-
Part - A
1. The boy said, “I brush my teeth every day”.
- The boy said that he brushes his teeth every day.
2. He said, “I am going to school”.
- He said that he was going to school.
3. Mary said, “I have finished my homework”.
- Mary said that she had finished her homework.
4. The interviewer said to the young man, “We will let you know our decision by
We will let you know our decision bytomorrow”.
- The interviewer told the young man that they would let him know their decision by the next day.
5. He said, “I may buy a new car”.
- He said that he might buy a new car.
6. He said, “I might go to Turkey”.
- He said that he might go to Turkey.
7. He said, “I can come tonight”.
- He said that he could come tonight.
8. She said, “I want to bring my children”.
- She said that she wanted to bring her children.
9. George said, “Today is a fine day”.
- George said that that day was a fine day.
10. She said, “I have done my work”.
- She said that she had done her work.
Part - B
1. Elizabeth says that she likes eating ice cream.
- Elizabeth says, “I like eating ice cream”.
2. Rally said that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
- Rally said, “The sun rises in the East and sets in the West”.
3. The teacher told the class that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- The teacher said to the class, “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius”.
4. Yin Ying said that her brother was playing in his room.
- Yin Ying said, “My brother is playing in his room”.
5. He asked which house mine was.
- He said, “Which is your house?”.
6. The chairperson said that he was in the middle of a meeting.
- The chairperson said, “I am in the middle of a meeting”.
7. Margaret said that she had finished her work.
- Margaret said, “I have finished my work”.
8. Mike said that he would go over the next day.
- Mike said, “I will go over tomorrow”.
9. The teacher ordered us to be quiet.
- The teacher said to us, “Be quiet”.
10. She warned me not to touch the glass.
- She said to me, “Don't touch the glass”.