Question

Change the following sentences into indirect speech .
1. He said to me, "Do you know Mohan?"
2. He said, "Sir, may I come in ?"
3. He said to me, "What are you doing?"
4. I said to him, "Who are you? "
5. He said to her, "Are you reading your book?"

Answer 1

A N S W E R :

1. Direct : He said to me, "Do you know Mohan?"

Indirect : He asked me whether I knew Mohan.

2. Direct : He said, "Sir, may I come in?"

Indirect : He asked respectfully if he might come in.

3. Direct : He said to me, "What are you doing?"

Indirect : He asked me what I was doing.

4. Direct : I said to him, "Who are you? "

Indirect : I enquired of him who he was.

5. Direct : He said to her, "Are you reading your book?

Indirect : He asked her if she was reading her book.

Extra Information :

• Reporting speech :

In this case we write out this from Inverted commas & In reporting speech subject and object both included.

• Reported speech :

The exact words of speaker which are put within Inverted commas are known as Reported speech.

Answer 2

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Change the given sentences into indirect speech:

1. He said to me, "Do you know Mohan?"

• He asked me whether I knew Mohan.

2. He said, "Sir, may I come in ?"

• He asked politely if he might come in.

3. He said to me, "What are you doing?"

• He asked me what I was doing.

4. I said to him, "Who are you?"

• I enquired him that who he was.

5. He said to her, "Are you reading your book?"

• He asked her if she she was reading her book.

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$\large\fbox\color{black}{Know\:More!}$

(a) Direct Speech- Saying exactly what someone has said is called as direct speech or Reporting speech. The statement which he/she said should be always inside the in inverted commas.

-For example, She said, "I am writing a letter to my mother".

(b) Indirect Speech- Reporting someone's thought what he/she had said, with some modifications is called as indirect speech or Reported speech.

-For example, She told that she was writing a letter to her mother.

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