Change the narration of the given sentence from direct to indirect or indirect to direct; complete the
sentence and rewrite.
i. She said, “Kindly lend me a pencil.”
ii. The trainer said to the tiger, “Jump up on the stool.”
iii. She requested Ramesh to switch on the fan.
Answers
Answer:
i. She requested to lend her a pencil.
ii. The trainer commanded the tiger to jump up on the stool.
iii. She said to Ramesh, "Please switch on the fan".
Explanation:
Sentence i is an imperative sentence. If the idea is a request, the 'said' should be changed into 'requested' in the reported speech, and use 'to' as the connector instead of 'that' we usually use in reported speech.
Sentence ii is an imperative sentence expressing a command/order. Such when changed into indirect speech will have the 'said to' changed into 'commanded/ordered' and add a 'to' as the connector.
Sentence iii too is an imperative request. Do the reverse of what we did in example 1, 'requested' changes into 'said to' and remove the connector 'to' in the question sentence and replace it with the comma and double quotes we use for direct speeches and use words like Please, Kindly to highlight that the dialogue is a request.