Question

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
(i) The captain said, “Bravo! well done, my boys.”
(ii) He said to her, “Why do you read this book?”
(iii) He said to her, “Does your cow not kick?”
(iv) He said to his brother, “Shailesh has broken my glass.”
(v) Our teacher said, “The earth revolves around the sun.”
(vi) He said to me, “Why have you come here?”
(vii) Usha said, “Father, you are very kind to me.”
(viii) The teacher said to the boys, “Do not make a noise.”
(ix) He said to his friend, “May you prosper in business!”
(x) The officer said to the peon, “Let the visitor come into my office

Answer 1

The answers are as follows:

i) The captain praised the boys and said that they had done well.

ii) He asked her why she read that book.

iii) He asked her whether her cow did not kick.

iv) He said to his brother that Shailesh had broken his glass.

v) Our teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.

vi) He asked me why I had gone there.

vii) Usha said to her father that he was very kind to her.

vii) The teacher commanded the boys not to make a noise.

ix) He wished his friend that he might prosper in business.

x) The officer asked the peon to let the visitor come into his office.  

Direct and Indirect Speech

• Direct speech refers to the speech directly spoken by the speaker.

• Indirect speech is the reported speech. It is the statement reported by some other person.

• In the given exercise, interrogative, assertive, imperative, and exclamatory sentences are given. Each follows its own rule of transformation.

• However, all the sentences in the indirect speech should end with a full stop.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) The captain praised the boys and said that they had done well

2) he asked her why she read that book

3) he asked her whether her cow did not kick