Question

(B) Rewrite the following direct quotations into reported speech : (5)

1. Ben said,"Do you mean that you enjoy painting the fence?"

2. "People here do not abide by the rules".,said a traffic police officer.

3. Kasim said," I have done my homework ".

4. The teacher said,"The sun rises in the east."

5. "Don't talk in the class", said the teacher to the boys.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Ben said that if he meant that he enjoyed painting the fence.

2. A traffic police officer said that people there didn't abide by the rules .

3. Kasim said that he had done his homework.

4. The teacher said that the Sun rises in the east. ( Universal truth).

5. The teacher forbade the boys to talk in the class