Question

Change the following to indirect speech.
a) He said, ‘’How cruel of him!’’
b) Mother said to Veena, ‘’Promise me that you will never tell a lie!’’
c) He said, ‘’What a pity you did not come!’’
d) Ravi said to his wife, ‘’I shall go to visit mother as soon as possible.’’
e) Brother said to me, ‘’Will you listen to music all day or do some work?’’
f) My teacher often says to me, ‘’If you don’t work hard, you will fail in your exams.’’
g) ‘’Take off your hat,’’ the officer said to the soldier.
h) ‘’Have you read the letter?’’, I said to him.

Answer 1

Answer:

Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes.

Answer 2

Explanation:

He said, ‘’How cruel of him!’’

b) Mother said to Veena, ‘’Promise me that you will never tell a lie!’’

c) He said, ‘’What a pity you did not come!’’

d) Ravi said to his wife, ‘’I shall go to visit mother as soon as possible.’’

e) Brother said to me, ‘’Will you listen to music all day or do some work?’’

f) My teacher often says to me, ‘’If you don’t work hard, you will fail in your exams.’’

g) ‘’Take off your hat,’’ the officer said to the soldier.

h) ‘’Have you read the letter?’’, I said to him.