Question

B. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. He said, "Are you coming home with me?"
2. The poor man said to them, "Will none of you help me?"
3. They said to me,"Do you really come from China?"
4. He said to us, "Why are you sitting idle?"
5. The policeman said to the beggar,"Where are you going?"
6. My friend said to me, "Why have you become so rude?"
7. She said, "When will the train start?"
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8. The judge asked the accused, "Do you accept your guilt?"
9. The teacher asked us, "How can an idle person become successful?"
10. The examiner said to me,"Have you submitted your answer sheet?"
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Answer 1

Required Answers:-

1. He said, "Are you coming home with me?"

⟶ He asked whether I was coming home with him.

2. The poor man said to them, "Will none of you help me?"

⟶ The poor man asked them if none of them would help him.

3. They said to me,"Do you really come from China?"

⟶ They asked me if I really came from China.

4. He said to us, "Why are you sitting idle?"

⟶ He asked us why we were sitting idle.

5. The policeman said to the beggar,"Where are you going?"

⟶ The policeman asked the beggar where he was going.

6. My friend said to me, "Why have you become so rude?"

⟶ My friend asked me why I had become so rude.

7. She said, "When will the train start?"

⟶ She asked when the train would start.

8. The judge asked the accused, "Do you accept your guilt?"

⟶ The judge asked the accused whether he accepted his guilt.

9. The teacher asked us, "How can an idle person become successful?"

⟶ The teacher asked us how an idle person could become successful.

10. The examiner said to me,"Have you submitted your answer sheet?"

⟶ The examiner asked me whether I had submitted my answer sheet.

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Explore More!!!

⟶ What are direct speech?

✓ Direct speech are the words spoken directly by the speaker.

⟶ What are indirect speech?

✓ Indirect speech is the act of reporting the direct speech by making some necessary changes into it.

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Answer 2

Required Answer :

1.He said, "Are you coming home with me ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ He asked whether I was coming home with him.

2. The poor man said to them, "will none of you help me?"

$\dashrightarrow$ the poor man asked them if none of them I would help him.

3. They said to me, "Do you really come from china ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ They asked me if I really come from China.

4. He asked to us, "Why are you sitting idle ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ He asked us why we were sitting idle.

5. The policeman said to the beggar, "Where are you going ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ The policeman asked the bagger where he was going.

6. My friend said to me, " why have you become so rude ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ My friend asked me why I had become so rude.

7. She said, "When will the train start?"

$\dashrightarrow$ She asked when the train would start.

8. The judge asked the accused, "Do you accept your guilt ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ The judge asked the accused whether he accepted his guilt.

9. The teacher asked us, "How can an idle person become successful ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ The teacher asked us how an idle person could become successful.

10.The examiner said to me, "Have you submitted your answer sheet ?"

$\dashrightarrow$ The examiner asked me whether I had submitted my answer sheet.

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More Information :

$\dashrightarrow$ What are direct speech ?

$\checkmark$ Direct speech are the words spoken directly by the speaker.

$\dashrightarrow$ What are indirect speech ?

$\checkmark$ Indirect speech is the act of reporting the direct speech by making some necessary change into it.