Question

Change the following into reported speech : (8)
1. Raj said to her, “Why did you read this book?”
2. She said to him, “Does your cow not kick?”
3. He said to his brother, “Shailesh has broken my glass.”
4. Our teacher said, “The earth revolves around the sun.”
5. He said to his friend, “Why have you come here?”
6. Usha said, “Father, you are very kind to me.”
7. The teacher said to the boys, “Do not make a noise.”
8. The officer said to the peon, “Let the visitor come into my office.”

Answer 1

1) raj asked her why she read that book

2) she asked him if his cow did not kick

3) he complained to his brother that shailesh had broken his glass.

4) our teacher said that the earth revovles around the sun

5) he asked his friend why he had come there

6) usha told her father that he was very kind to her.

7) the teacher ordered the boys to not make a noise.

8) the officer told the peon to let the visitor come into his office.

Answer 2

Change the following into reported speech:

• Raj asked her why she had read that book.

• She asked him whether his cow was not kicked.

• He told his brother that Shailesh had broken his glass.

• Our teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.

• He asked his friend why he had came there.

• Usha told his father that he was very kind to her.

• The teacher forbade the boys to make a noise.

• The officer ordered the peon that he should let the visitor come into his office.

Assimilate:

Direct speech:

• Direct speech is when the exact words of the speaker are quoted.

Indirect speech

• Indirect speech is when exact words of the speaker are not quoted but we only talk about the substance of what he said.

From direct to indirect:

• He said to me,"Do you know the way?"
• He inquired of me if I knew the way.

• He said to us,"Are you going today?"
• He inquired of us whether we were going away that day.

In the reported speech the word expressing nearess are changed into words expressing distance:

• Today ➙ That day
• This ➙ That
• These ➙ Those
• Here ➙ There
• Tomorrow ➙ The next
• Last night ➙ The previous night

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