Change the following direct speech interrogative sentences into indirect speech:
1. Amy said, “Did you bring your pen today?”
2. “ Are you planning to attend all the lectures?” asked the professor.
3. Nandita said to Mandira, “ Which subject have you chosen?”
4. Grandfather said, “Have you said your prayers today, Gayatri?”
5. “Can I go to my friend’s house to play?” Tanvi said to her mother
Answers
Given sentence:
Amy said, “Did you bring your pen today?”
Indirect speech:
Amy asked if I had brought my pen that day.
Given sentence:
“Are you planning to attend all the lectures?” asked the professor.
Indirect speech:
The professor asked if I was planning to attend all the lectures.
Given sentence:
Nandita said to Mandira, “ Which subject have you chosen?”
Indirect speech:
Nandita enquired to Mandira on the subject she has chosen.
Given sentence:
Grandfather said, “Have you said your prayers today, Gayatri?”
Indirect speech:
Grandfather questioned Gayatri if she had said her prayers that day.
Given sentence
“Can I go to my friend’s house to play?” Tanvi said to her mother.
Indirect speech:
Tanvi asked her mother if she could go to her friend's house to play.
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
- In changing a sentence from direct to indirect, past tense is used.
- If already in the past tense, it is changed into past participle.
- It is written in the point of view of a third person.
Answer:
1. Amy asked if he has bought his pen that day.
2. The professor asked if I was planning to attend all the lectures.
3. Nadita asked Madira that which subject she had chosen.
4. Grandfather asked Gayatri if she had said her prayers that day.
5. Tanvi requested to her mother if she could go to her friend's house to play.