Question

change the form of narration . "What is that for? " I asked​

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is -

I asked what that was for.

Explanation:

• As the reporting part of the given sentence that is the part which is outside the quotation is in Simple Past tense, the reported part will also be changed into Simple Past tense in the indirect speech.

• Therefore the given verb "is" will be changed into "was".

• As it an interrogative sentence, in the indirect speech "what" will be used as a joining word.

• In the reported speech the interrogative sentence will be change into assertive sentence.

Thus in indirect speech the answer will be-

I asked what that was for.

Answer 2

The resultant sentence after changing the form of narration is as follows:

"I asked what that was for."

The changes that were made in order to change the narration are listed below:

1. The verb form was changed from 'is' to 'was.'
2. The inverted commas were removed.
3. The order of subjects has been changed.

Narration:

• The ability to understand the action of a verb or noun is generally referred to as “narration”.
• This is because the narration is what enables us to make sense of a situation, making it easier for us to understand it.
• The verb or noun that we use to narrate a situation is known as the “narrative verb” or the “narrative noun”, depending on whether we are referring to the action of a person or a thing.
• A narrative noun is often a noun in the singular that describes an object.
• When we speak about the genocide of the Rohingya people, we are referring to an object: genocide.

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