Question

change the following sentences direct into indirect speech.
a) gopal said,sohan reads a book
b)amit said to me,mohan is not reading book

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Gopal said that sohan read a book.

B) Amit said to ma that mohan was not reading book

Answer 2

Given :

1. Gopal said," Sohan reads a book."
2. Amit said to me," Mohan is not reading a book"

To Find :

1. Change the positive sentence from direct speech into indirect speech.
2. Change the negative sentence from direct speech from indirect speech.

Required Answer :

1. Gopal said that Sohan read a book.
2. Amit said to me that Mohan was not reading book.

Explanation :

1. Inverted commas where removed, Since we changing the exact words said by the speaker. The subordinating conjunction 'that' is used before the reported sentence to merge it with the reporting sentence. Since the given direct sentence was in simple present sentence the verb 'reads' converted as 'read' past form of verb.
2. Inverted commas where removed, Since we changing the exact words said by the speaker. The subordinating conjunction 'that' is used before the reported sentence to merge it with the reporting sentence. Since the given direct sentence was in present continuous tense the verb 'is not reading' changes to 'was not reading' the past continuous form of verb.