Change the following questions into indirect speech.
1. Father said to me, 'You want this bike, don't you?'
2. Satish said to her, 'You can drive, can't you?'
3. Mira said to her friend, 'Reshma is an actor, isn't she?'
4. Krishna said to him, 'It's over, isn't it?'
5. The child said to his sister, 'There are no chocolates
left, are there?
6. Kriti said to Lalit, 'Bijoy has completed the project,
hasn't he?'
7. The coach said to Nayan, 'You can swim, can't you?'
8. He said to his sister, 'The cleaner usually comes quite early, doesn't he?'
9. Kevin said to his brother, 'The film is getting over, isn't it?'
10. Neil said to Jay, 'Show me your pictures, won't you?'
Answers
Answer :-
1) Father asked me if I wanted that bike.
2) Satish asked her if she could drive.
3)Mira asked her friend whether Resham was an actor or not.
4) Krishna asked him if it was over
5) The child asked his sister if there was any chocolate left.
6) Kriti asked Lalit that whether bijoy had completed the project .
7)The coach asked nayan if he could swim.
8) He asked his sister whether the cleaner comes early.
9) Kevin asked his brother whether the film was getting over
10) Neil asked Jay if he could show him his her pictures.
Rules of changing direct speech questions into indirect speech :-
- First, Change the questions into statement
- second, Change 'said to ' into asked .
- Third, Use if or whether to change question into statement .
- Fourth, change tenses and personal pronouns
- Fifth, Remove commas, question marks etc.
Answer:
1. Father said to me, 'You want this bike, don't you?'
⇒ Father asked me if I wanted that bike or not.
2. Satish said to her, 'You can drive, can't you?'
⇒ Satish asked her if she could drive.
3. Mira said to her friend, 'Reshma is an actor, isn't she?'
⇒ Mira asked her friend if Reshma was an actor or not.
4. Krishna said to him, 'It's over, isn't it?'
⇒ Krishna asked him if it was over.
5. The child said to his sister, 'There are no chocolates
left, are there?
⇒ The child asked his sister if there were any chocolates left.
6. Kriti said to Lalit, 'Bijoy has completed the project,
hasn't he?'
⇒ Kriti asked Lalit if Bijoy had completed the project.
7. The coach said to Nayan, 'You can swim, can't you?'
⇒The coach asked Nayan if he could swim.
8. He said to his sister, 'The cleaner usually comes quite early, doesn't he?
⇒ He asked his sister whether the cleaner comes early.
9. Kevin said to his brother, 'The film is getting over, isn't it?'
⇒Kevin asked his brother whether the film was getting over.
10. Neil said to Jay, 'Show me your pictures, won't you?'
⇒ Neil asked Jay to show him his pictures.