Question

Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech:

a. Rita said, “I was sleeping when Daisy called.”

b. Ram said, “I’ll do the washing-up later.”

c. Syam said, “I’m coming!”

d. Sita said, “I don’t like chocolate.”

e. Ava said to Amrit, “I have been living in Paris for a

few months.”

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Rita said that she was sleeping when Daisy called her.

b. Ram said that he would do the wash-up later.

c. Syam said that he was coming.

d. Sita said that she didn't like chocolate.

e. Ava told Amit that she had been living in Paris for a few months.

Answer 2

Answer:

a. Rita said, “I was sleeping when Daisy called.”

------------> Rita said that she was sleeping when Daisy called.

b. Ram said, “I’ll do the washing-up later.”

------------> Ram said that he would do the washing-up later.

c. Shyam said, “I’m coming!”

------------> Shyam said that he was coming.

d. Sita said, “I don’t like chocolate.”

------------> She said that she didn't like chocolate.

e. Ava said to Amrit, “I have been living in Paris for a few months.”

------------> Ava told Amrit that she had been living in Paris for a few months.

Explanation:

That's it, my friend.