Question

Choose the correct options to answer the following narration. [1x3=3]

(i) She said to me, “Open the window.”

(a) She ordered me to open the window. (b)She asked me opened the window.

(c)She wanted me to open the window. (d)She said try to open the window.

(ii) I said to her, “Do you know him ?”

(a) I wanted to know do you know him. (b) I asked her if she knew him.

(c) I said to her if she knows him. (d) I told her had I known him.

(iii) He said , “I will do it now .”

(a) He said that he would do it then. (b) He says he will do it now.

(c) He would say I would do it then. (d) He said that he will do it now.​

Answer 1

The answer should be

Explanation:

The answer should be C and D

Answer 2

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(i) (a) She ordered me to open the window.

(ii) (b) I asked her if she knew him.

(iii) (a) He said that he would do it then.

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(1) Inverted commas are removed when we convert from direct to indirect speech.

(2) The comma separating the reporting verb from the direct speech is omitted in indirect speech.

(3) The reported speech is introduced by conjunctions such as that, if, what, why and infinitive 'to' also.

(4) The reporting verb changes according to the sense conveyed by the sentence.