Question

Change into Indirect Speech
1. John said, "I love this town."
2. "Do you like soccer?" He asked me.
3. "I cannot drive a lorry," he said.
4. "Be nice to your brother," he said.
5. "Don't be nasty," he said.
6. "Don't waste your money" she said.
7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
8. "I always wake up early," he said.
9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.
10. "Where have you been?" he asked me.

Answer 1

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Converting the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.

1. John said that he loves that town.

2. He asked me if Iiked soccer.

3. He said that he could not drive a lorry.

4. He advised me to be nice to my brother.

5. He advised me to not be nasty.

6. She suggested me to not waste my money.

7. She asked him what he had decided to do.

8. He said that he always woke up early.

9. He ordered me to revise my lessons.

10. He asked me that where I have been.

Answer 2

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

Example: Mia said, "I have a doubt." (Direct)

                Mia said that she had a doubt. (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. John said, "I love this town."

• John said that he loved that town.

2. "Do you like soccer?" he asked me.

• He asked me if I liked soccer.

3. "I cannot drive a lorry," he said.

• He said that he couldn't drive a lorry.

4. "Be nice to your brother," he said.

• He requested me to be nice to my brother.

5. "Don't be nasty," he said.

• He advised me not to be nasty.

6. "Don't waste your money," she said.

• She advised me not to waste my money.

7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.

• She asked him what he had decided to do.

8. "I always wake up early," he said.

• He said that he always woke up early.

9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.

• He suggested me to revise my lessons.

10. "Where have you been?" he asked me.

• He asked me where I had been.