Question

changes that may be necessary,
(i) “This paper is so easy that I can score 90% easily.” I said to my classmate.
(Use Reported Speech.)
(ii) No sooner did she see the cat than she tried to pet it.
(Begin: As soon as...)
(iii) Unless you train a dog early, it will cause a nuisance.
(Begin: If...)
(iv) I am too busy to read a book these days.
(Use: so...that)
(v) I am impressed by the quality of your work.
(Begin: The quality...)
(vi) This paper is the easiest we have answered.
(Begin: No...)
(vii) The children and the teacher have not gone on a field trip.
(Begin: Neither...)
(viii) Though they are busy, they find time for hobbies.
(Begin: Despite...)​

Answer 1

Required Answers

(i) “This paper is so easy that I can score 90% easily.” I said to my classmate.

(Use Reported Speech.)

⟶ I told my classmate that the paper was so easy that I could score 90% easily.

(ii) No sooner did she see the cat than she tried to pet it.

(Begin: As soon as...)

⟶ As soon as she she the cat, she tried to pet it.

(iii) Unless you train a dog early, it will cause a nuisance.

(Begin: If...)

⟶ If you don't train a dog early, it will cause a nuisance.

(iv) I am too busy to read a book these days.

(Use: so...that)

⟶ I am so busy that I cannot read a book these days.

(v) I am impressed by the quality of your work.

(Begin: The quality...)

⟶ The quality of your work has impressed me.

(vi) This paper is the easiest we have answered.

(Begin: No...)

⟶ No paper is as easy as this one we have answered.

(vii) The children and the teacher have not gone on a field trip.

(Begin: Neither...)

⟶ Neither the children nor the teacher has gone on a field trip.

(viii) Though they are busy, they find time for hobbies.

(Begin: Despite...)

⟶ Despite being busy, they find time for hobbies.

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Know More

• Direct speech

• It is also known as quoted speech.
• It is enclosed in inverted commas. In this speech we give the exact words used by the speaker this is called direct speech on narration.

• Indirect speech

• It is also known as reported speech.
• In this speech we do not give the exact words of the speaker but give only the statement of what the speaker said. This is called indirect speech on narration.

• Too and so are both used before an adjective or an adverb.

❖ Too/so + adverb/Adjective