cnge into indirect speech-
3. Sonia said to her father, "Why don't you bring me a new school bag?
4. The mother said to the maid, "Where did you put the plates?"
5. Manas said to Jay, "Do you remember what the headmistress said Yesterday?
6. I said to Kiran, "Do you know the name of our Prime Minister?"
7. The passenger said to the conductor, "Does your bus stop at Church Gate?"
8. The co-passenger said, "Can you exchange the seat?"
Answers
2) The mother asked to the maid, where did she put the plates.
3) Manas asked to Jay, does he remember the name of our prime minister.
4) The passenger told to the conductor, does his bus stop at Church Gate.
5) The co-passenger asked, can I exchange the seat.
Answer:
3. Sonia asked her father why he didn't bring her a new school bag.
4. The mother interrogated the maid where she put the plates.
5. Manas asked Jay if he remembered what the headmistress said the previous day.
6. The passenger questioned the conductor if the bus stopped at Church Gate.
7. The co-passenger asked if I could exchange the seat.
Explanation:
Direct speech is the reporting of the exact words said by the speaker with inverted commas. For example,
- Anna said to him, "Have you finished your drink?"
Indirect speech is the reporting of the words but not exactly what the speaker had said, without inverted commas.
- Anna asked him if he had finished his drink.
To change direct speech to indirect speech,
» The inverted commas are removed.
» When the statement in the direct speech is interrogative, the reporting verb is interrogative, such as asked, questioned, queried etc.
» Words are to be changed:
Now → then
Today → that day
Yesterday → the previous day
Tomorrow → the next day
Will → would
Can → could
Shall → should/would
May → might
» Past tense is to be used in the indirect speech, unless the statement is a fact.