Question

Change into Reported Speech. The most appropriate reporting verb must be used.

1. Tom said to John, “Have you ever read The Lord of the Rings?”

2. I said to myself, “Will I ever visit Greenland?”

3. The father said to his little son, “Come here if you want to see the rainbow.”

4. The woman said, “Son, don’t be a coward.”

5. The doctor said to the patient, “How often do you play a strenuous sport?”

6. The gentleman said to the old lady, “May I help you carry the heavy suitcase?”

7. The traveller said to the pedestrian, “Show me the way to the railway station?”

8. “Could you please explain to me the rules mentioned in the manual?” said the man in the

que to the official at the counter.

9. The man said to his child, “Don’t go near the edge of the bridge.”

10. The young man said to the dying soldier, “Let me, please, help you reach the army camp.”​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Tom asked John if he had ever read The Lord of the Rings.

2. I asked myself would Greenland ever be visited by me.

3. The father suggested his little son to go there if he wanted to see the rainbow.

4. The woman advised her son to not be a coward.

5. The doctor asked the patient how often does he play a strenuous sport.

6. The gentleman offered the old lady to help her carry the heavy suitcase.

7. The traveller asked the pedestrian if he could show him the way to the railway station.

8. The man in the queue requested the official at the counter to explain him the rules mentioned in the manual.

9. The man warned his child to not go near the edge of the bridge.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Tom asked John whether he had ever read lord of rings.
2. I asked myself would I ever visit Greenland.
3. The called his little son to come there if he wanted to see the rainbow.
4. The woman said to her son to not be a coward.
5. The doctor asked the patient how often he plays a strenuous sport.
6. The men are still old lady if he could help in carrying the heavy suitcases.
7. The traveller asked the pedestrian if he could show the way to the railway station.
8. The man in the queue asked to the official at the counter if he could explain him the rules mentioned in the manual.
9. The man warned his child to not go near the edge of the bridge.
10. The young man requested the dying soldier to let him help the soldier to reach the army camp.

Direct and Indirect Speech –

➸ A direct speech sentence can also be called as a reporting speech sentence.

➸ An direct speech sentence can also be called as reported speech sentence.

➸ The reporting verb in a present or future tense is kept unchanged in the reported speech.

➸ If the reporting verb is in past tense, the tenses in the reported speech will be changed into corresponding past tense.