Question

Change these sentences into indirect speech

1:"Can you explain this word to me?"Maria said to me.

2:"How foolish I have been!said the boy.

3: "Are these tables made of teak wood?"said Umm-e-Kulsoom

4: The teacher said to dawood,"Why haven't you submitted your assignment?"

5:I asked Roomana,"when is sports day?"

6:My mother suggested,"Let us go for s picnic on Sunday."​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Maria asked me if I can explain that word to her.
2. The boy said how foolish I had been.
3. Umm-e-Kulsoom asked if those tables are made of teak wood.
4. The teacher asked Dawood why he hadn't submitted his assignment.
5. I asked Roomana when was the sports day.
6. My mother suggested that we should go for picnic on Sunday.

Extra Information:

Direct Speech – Indirect Speech

1. is/are/am – was/were
2. was/were – had been
3. had been – no change
4. has/have – had
5. had – no change
6. do – did
7. did – had done
8. had done – no change
9. will/shall – would
10. may/can – might/could
11. would/should/ought to/used to/might/could – no change
12. must – had to

Answer 2

Required Answer :-

1. "Can you explain this word to me?"Maria said to me.

Ans - Maria asked me that if I can explain that word to her.

2. "How foolish I have been!'''said the boy.

Ans - The boy said that how fool he has been

3. ''Are these tables made of teak wood?" said Umm-e-Kulsoom

Ans - Umm-e-Kulsoom asked if that those tables are made of teal wood.

4.  ''The teacher said to dawood,"Why haven't you submitted your assignment?"

Ans - The teacher asked to Dawood why he hadn't submitted his assignment.

5. I asked Roomana,"when is sports day?"

Ans - I asked to Roomana that when was the sports day.

6. My mother suggested,"Let us go for picnic on Sunday."​

Ans - My mother suggested that we should go to picnic on sunday.

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