Change the following sentence into indirect speech. a) Ravi Said, " Can I watch for half an Hour". b) Mother said " Help me to clean this side" c) Sarika Said," I saw the accident at the corner of the street. d) Ankit said to Mohan, "why are you making mischief? "
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Answer:
a) Ravi asked if he could watch for half an hour.
b) Mother requested him to help her clean that side.
c) Radhika said that she saw the accident at the corner of the street.
d) Ankit asked Mohan why he was making mischief.
Explanation:
a) Direct speech is an interrogative sentence therefore, if/whether is used. "I" is replaced by "He" in indirect speech. "Can" is changed to "could"
b) Mother is requesting me (let's assume she's talking to the reader) to help her clean that side. Hence, it is a imperative sentence. So we introduce the indirect speech with words like "requested" or "pleaded". And "this" is converted to "that".
c) This is an assertive sentence so just "that" is used to introduce the speech. Then, "I" is changed to "She" as we're talking about Radhika.
d) It is again an interrogative statement and starts with "Why" hence, we introduce the speech with "asked" and replace "are you" by "he was"
I hope explanation would help you to be able to convert this on your own too! :))
Explanation:
a) ravi said that could he watch for half an hour.
b) mother told to help her to clean that side
c) Sarika said that she had seen the accident at the corner of the street.
d) Ankit asked Mohan if he was making mischief