Change into the Indirect Speech.
(a) The beggar said, "May your son live long !"
(b) The students said, "Hurrah ! The bell has gone."
(c) The old woman said, "Alas! The storm has destroyed my house.'
(d) They said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."
(e) I said to him, "May God bless you !"
(f) He said, "May you all be happy !"
(g) I said, "How worried he is !"
(h) He said, "What an excuse !"
Answers
(a) The beggar said, "May your son live long !"
→The beggar wished that his son might live long.
(b) The students said, "Hurrah ! The bell has gone."
→The students exclaimed in joy that the bell had gone.
(c) The old woman said, "Alas! The storm has destroyed my house.'
→The old woman exclaimed with sorrow the storm had destroyed her house.
(d) They said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."
→They applauded them saying that they had won the match.
(e) I said to him, "May God bless you !"
→I prayed that God might bless him.
(f) He said, "May you all be happy !"
→He wished that they all might be happy.
(g) I said, "How worried he is !"
→I exclaimed that he was very worried.
(h) He said, "What an excuse !"
→He exclaimed that it was a great excuse.
Answer:
a.The beggar wished that his son might lived along.
b.The student exclaimed with joy that the bell had gone.
c.The old woman exclaimed with sorrow that the storm had destroyed her house.
d.They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
e I prayed for him that might God blessed him.
f.He said that they all might be happy.
g.I exclaim that he was very worried.
h.He said that it was a great excuse