Question

Change to Direct Speech: 1. He said that he played tennis every evening. 2. The teacher said that the Earth goes around the sun around the sun. 3. The nurse told Rahul that he should take his medicine. 4. She said that it might rain that night. 5. She said to me, “Please give me your book.” 6. John ordered his servant to go out at once. 7. She told me that I had made a great mistake in my statement. 8. Bina said, “I have seen this building. 9. He told me that he could easily beat me in the match. 10. Arun said that he wanted to be a soldier. Change to Indirect Speech: 1. He said to me, “We shall go on a holiday.” 2. Ali said, “I have been cheated.” 3. The teacher said to the boys, “You should do your work regularly.” 4. Nidhi said to Tanisha, “I like your dress.” 5. The manager said, “I am very busy now.”

Answer 1

Answer:

1. He said to me that we should goon a holiday.

2. Ali said that he had been cheated.

3. The teacher said to the boys that they shoula do their work regularly.

4. Nidhi said to Tanisha that she liked her dress.

5. The manager said that he was very busy that time.

Answer 2

Indirect to direct speech-

1. He said, "I play tennis every evening."
2. "The Earth goes around the Sun."
3. The nurse said to Rahul, " You should take your medicine."
4. She said, "It may rain tonight."
5. It is already in direct speech.
6. John said to his servant, "Go out at once!"
7. She said to me, " You have made a great mistake in your statement."
8. It is already in direct speech.
9. He said to me, "I can easily beat you in the match."
10. Arun said, "I want to be a soldier."

In the above solution, we have changed the provided statements to direct speech.

Certain points should be kept in mind while making these conversions. They are as follows-

• There should be the addition of quotations("), at the beginning and end of the dialogue.
• Words like 'told' should be changed to said to.
• If there is a usage of terms like the day before, that night, the day after, or that day, it should be replaced by yesterday, tonight, tomorrow, or today, respectively.
• The intended meaning should not be changed.

Direct to indirect speech -

1. He told me that we should go on a holiday.
2. Ali said that he had been cheated.
3. The teacher told the boys that they should do their work regularly.
4. Nidhi told Tanisha that she liked her dress.
5. The manager said that he was very busy then.

In the above solution, we have changed the provided statements to indirect speech.

Certain points should be kept in mind while making these conversions. They are as follows-

1. All quotations should be completely removed.
2. The tone of speech must be understood and the proper verb should be used. For example, a teacher while talking to the whole class generally announces something.
3. There should be a change in the tense. The message should be in past tense or forms of past tense.

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