Question

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.

1. My friend said, "Does Rachael wear glasses?"
2. Dad said to the officer at the help desk, "When is the next flight to Cairo?"
3. Nick said to Mom, "Are you packing brownies for my lunch?"
4. The teacher said, "How many legs does an ant have?"
5. The waiter said to us, "What would you like to have?"​

Answer 1

Direct :

1. My friend said, "Does Rachael wear glasses?"

2. Dad said to the officer at the help desk, "When is the next flight to Cairo?"

3. Nick said to Mom, "Are you packing brownies for my lunch?"

4. The teacher said, "How many legs does an ant have?"

5. The waiter said to us, "What would you like to have?"

Indirect :

1. My friend asked wether Racheal wore glasses .
2. Dad asked the officer at the help desk when the next flight to Cairo was .
3. Nick asked Mon wether she was packing brownies for his lunch .
4. The teacher asked how many legs an ant has
5. The waiter asked us what we would like to have .

Additional Information :

✴ Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.

Words which change :

1. Now -- then
2. Here -- there
3. Ago -- before
4. Thus -- so
5. Today -- that day
6. Tomorrow -- the next day
7. This -- that

• While changing an Interrogative statement into indirect you must have the point in mind that in indirect speech always the statements are declarative .
• If the question is an auxiliary verb question you just have to use if / wether !!
• Even , the given statement can be written by using if in the place of wether !!
• Always keep in mind that presence of mind is the first neccesity for you to write correct answers.Have fun with Grammar !!

Answer 2

Answer:

As the given sentences are in interrogative direct speech:-

To change a sentence from direct to indirect:-

• If the sentences are in past tense (interrogative), then follow the following steps:-

Step 1:-

• Sub + asked + if + obj. +he/she/name + past form of verb + obj.

Step 2:-

• Sub. + asked + obj.+ W/H word + he/she/name + past form of verb + obj.

Step 3:-

• Sub. + asked + obj. + if/ W/H words + he/she/name + was/were + verb+ing + obj.

Now solutions:-

1. Direct:- My friend said,"Does Rachael wear glasses?

⇒Indirect:- My friend asked if Rachael wore glasses.

2.Direct:- Dad said to the officer at the help desk,"When is the next flight to Cairo?"

⇒Indirect:- Dad asked the officer at the help desk when the next flight to Cairo was.

3.Direct:- Nick said to Mom,"Are you packing brownies for my lunc"

⇒Indirect:- Nick asked Mom if she was packing brownies for his lunch.

4.Direct:- The teacher said,"How many legs does an ant have?"

⇒Indirect:- The teacher asked how many legs an ant has.

5.Direct:- The waiter said to us,"What would you like to have?"

⇒Indirect:- The waiter asked us what we would like to have.