Change the speech:
i) The manager said, “I am very busy now.”
ii) Jason said, “ I have been cheated.”
iii) He said, “ I shall play tennis next year.”
iv) He asked them, “Have you seen this man?”
v) She said, “Alas! He is dead.”
vi) Alice said, “How clever I am! ”
vii) He said to me, “What are you doing?”
viii) The teacher said , “Children, don’t get friendly with strangers.”
ix) She said , “ Let’s eat pizza.”
x) The blind man said to a passer-by, “Please help me cross the street.”
Answers
Answer:
- The manager told that he was very busy then.
- Jason told that he had been cheated.
- He told that he would play tennis next year.
- He asked them if they had seen that man.
- She said with sorrow that he was dead.
- Alice said with joy that she was clever.
- He asked me that what i was doing.
- Teacher advised children not to get friendly with the strangers.
- She told to eat pizza.
- The blind man requested a passer-by to help him to cross the road.
Answer :-
Change the following from direct speech to indirect speech :-
i) The manager said, “I am very busy now.”
= The manager said that he was very busy then.
ii) Jason said, “ I have been cheated.”
= Jason said that he had been cheated.
iii) He said, “ I shall play tennis next year.”
= He said that he would play tennis next year.
iv) He asked them, “Have you seen this man?”
= He asked them if they had seen that man.
v) She said, “Alas! He is dead.”
= She exclaimed with sorrow that he was dead.
vi) Alice said, “How clever I am!”
= Alice exclaimed with joy that she was clever.
vii) He said to me, “What are you doing?”
= He asked me what was i doing.
viii) The teacher said, “Children, don’t get friendly with strangers.”
= The teacher prohibited the children to get friendly with strangers.
ix) She said, “Let’s eat pizza.”
= She said to eat pizza.
x) The blind man said to a passer-by, “Please help me cross the street.”
= The blind man requested a passer-by to help him cross the street.