: Change To indirect speech:-
1=Reema said, "I an very beautiful.
2=She said, " The earth moves around the sun".
3=Mahesh said to Ramesh, " I went to the railway station yesterday ".
4=Jay said, " I have two pencils in his pocket".
5= Ram said to Rahim, " Where do you live? "
Answers
1) Reema said that she is very beautiful.
2) She said that the earth moves around the sun .
3) Mahesh said to Ramesh that he went to railway station yesterday .
4) Jay said that he has two pencils in his pocket .
5) Ram said to Rahim that where do he live ?
Answer:
1. Reema said, "I an very beautiful.
Indirect speech: Reema said that she was very beautiful.
2. She said, " The earth moves around the sun".
Indirect speech: She said that the earth moves around the sun.
3. Mahesh said to Ramesh, " I went to the railway station yesterday ".
Indirect speech: Mahesh informed Ramesh that he went to the railway station the previous day.
4. Jay said, " I have two pencils in his pocket".
Indirect speech: Jay said that he had two pencils in his pocket.
5. Ram said to Rahim, " Where do you live? "
Indirect speech: Ram asked Rahim where he lived.
Explanation:
To convert direct speech into indirect speech,
- We remove the quotation marks conveying what the speaker said .
- Words are changed :
In declarative sentences :
» said to ➡ told
» said ➡ said that
In interrogative sentences :
» said/said to ➡ ask
Common words:
» this ➡ that
» these ➡ those
» tomorrow ➡ next day
» today ➡ that day
» yesterday ➡ the previous day
- Indirect speech has to be in past tense. But, if any facts and universal truths are being conveyed, it remains in the present tense.