Change the narration of the following sentences from direct to indirect speech using appropriate reporting verbs.
2. His mother said to him, “ I ‘ll help you practice.”
3. My sister said “ You are always sitting in front of the television!”
4. Raghu said, “ Our team will win the match.”
5. Our teacher said to us , “ You must always help the poor.”
6. Jeet said to Tushar , “ Please come to my house this afternoon.”
7. All told us , “ I have studied at this university for three consecutive years.”
8. Simran said to Karuna , “ We shall raise some money for the flood victims.”
9. Sunita said to her class teacher, “ I wasn’t absent for a single day in the entire year.”
10. My father said , “ It is very important for you to learn the use of prepositions.”
Answers
1).
Direct:-. His mother said to him, “ I ‘ll help you practice
indirect:- His mother said to him that she would help him to learnt that.
2).
direct :- My sister said “ You are always sitting in front of the television!”
indirect:- My sister said that I always sit in front of the television.
3).
direct :- Raghu said, “ Our team will win the match
indirect :- Raghu said that his team would win the match
4).
direct :- Our teacher said to us , “ You must always help the poor.”
indirect :- Our teacher said to us that we must always help the poor
5).
direct :- Jeet said to Tushar , “ Please come to my house this afternoon.”
indirect :- Jeet requested to tushar to come to his house that afternoon
6).
direct :- All(a name) told us , “ I have studied at this university for three consecutive years.”
indirect :- All( a name) told us that he had represented the university for three consecutive years
7).
direct :- Simran said to Karuna , “ We shall raise some money for the flood victims.”
indirect :- Simran said to karuna that they shall raise some mony for the flood victims
8).
direct :- Sunita said to her class teacher, “ I wasn’t absent for a single day in the entire year.”
indirect :- Sunita said to her class teacher that she wasn't absent even for a day in the entire year
9).
direct :- My father said , “ It is very important for you to learn the use of prepositions.”
indirect :- My father said that it was very important for me to learn the use of prepositions.
Answer:
1).
Direct:-. His mother said to him, “ I ‘ll help you practice
indirect:- His mother said to him that she would help him to learnt that.
2).
direct :- My sister said “ You are always sitting in front of the television!”
indirect:- My sister said that I always sit in front of the television.
3).
direct :- Raghu said, “ Our team will win the match
indirect :- Raghu said that his team would win the match
4).
direct :- Our teacher said to us , “ You must always help the poor.”
indirect :- Our teacher said to us that we must always help the poor
5).
direct :- Jeet said to Tushar , “ Please come to my house this afternoon.”
indirect :- Jeet requested to tushar to come to his house that afternoon
6).
direct :- All(a name) told us , “ I have studied at this university for three consecutive years.”
indirect :- All( a name) told us that he had represented the university for three consecutive years
7).
direct :- Simran said to Karuna , “ We shall raise some money for the flood victims.”
indirect :- Simran said to karuna that they shall raise some mony for the flood victims
8).
direct :- Sunita said to her class teacher, “ I wasn’t absent for a single day in the entire year.”
indirect :- Sunita said to her class teacher that she wasn't absent even for a day in the entire year
9).
direct :- My father said , “ It is very important for you to learn the use of prepositions.”
indirect :- My father said that it was very important for me to learn the use of prepositions.