Change the Narration:- (5)
a) He said, ''It is raining heavily".
b) Niman said, "I wrote a letter”.
c) The teacher said to me,” The sun is a star".
d) I said to him," Are you happy in your job”?
e) The teacher said to her, "You have does your work”.
Answers
Answer:
a) He said that it was raining heavily. (present tense => past tense)
b) Niman said that he had written a letter. (past tense => past perfect tense)
c) The teacher told me that the Sun is a star. (universal truth is always in present)
d) I asked him whether/if he was happy in his job. (question is a yes/no question, hence the if/whether)
e) The teacher told her that she had done her work. (present perfect => past perfect tense)
Answer:
a. he said that it was raining heavily
b. niman said that he had written a letter
c. the teacher said to me that the sun is a star
d. I said asked him if he was happy in his job
e the teacher said to her that she had done your work
Explanation:
in narration change, is or are changes to was or were, was or were changes to had been and has or have changes to had. while we are converting a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech we always have to change the tense into past tense, except the truth (such as the earth revolves around the sun, the sun is a star, honesty is the best policy, etc). yes no questions, you have to apply if or whether while you are converting to indirect speech.