Question

Change the following sentences into reported speech:- 1x 6 = 6

I) Ram said to Shyam ,’’ I have joined karate classes.’’

Ii) My friend said to me,’’ Avoid eating chocolates,’’

Iii) ‘’I wish i had a puppy! ‘’ said Anita.

Iv) The commentator said ,’’ What a shot !’’

V) Our teacher said,’’ Honesty is the best policy.’’

Vi) She said to her mother,’’ Where is my new dress?’’​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Direct and Indirect or Reported Speech

There are two ways of reporting what a person has said: direct and indirect.

Direct Speech

In direct speech, we repeat the original speaker’s exact words, e.g. He said,” I have lost my books”.

Remarks thus repeated are placed between inverted commas and a comma is placed immediately before the remark. Direct speech is found in conversations in books, in plays and in quotations.

Indirect Speech

In indirect speech, we give the exact meaning of a remark or a speech, without necessarily using the speaker’s exact words.

e.g. He said (that) he had lost his books.

There is no comma after say in indirect speech. That can usually be omitted after say and tell + object.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ram said to Shyam ,’’ I have joined karate classes.’’