Change the following into reported speech:
Duke: Shylock must execute the deed of gift, or I shall revoke the pardon.
Portia: Are you satisfied, Shylock? What do you say?
Shylock: yes, I am.
Portia: Clerk, please draw up a deed of gift.
Shylock: Kindly permit me to go away. I am not well. Send the deed to my house and I will sign
it.
Duke said(a)__________________. Portia asked(b)_________________________and further
enquired(c)___________________ Shylock replied positively. Portia requested the
clerk(d)________________________. To this Shylock requested the permission
(e)_____________________and also told(f)___________________.
Answers
Answer:
a. shylock must execute the deed of gift or he shall revoke the pardon.
b. are you satisfied shylock ? what do he say ?
c.yes i am
d.please draw up a deed of gift.
e. to kindly permit him to go away .
f. he is not well. send the deed to his house and he will sign it.
Explanation:
thank you
(a) that Shylock must execute the deed of gift, or he would revoke the pardon.
(b) Shylock whether he was satisfied and
(c) what he said
(d) to draw up a deed of gift
(e) to go away
(f) to send the deed to his house and he would sign it.
1. While changing direct speech to reported speech, we need to change the tense to past tense, usually simple past.
2. Reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said while direct speech is the person directly saying it.