Question

Correct Answer = BRAINLIEST 1) Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' 2) James said to his mother, 'I am leaving for New York tomorrow.' 3) I said to him, 'Why don't you work hard? ' 4) He said to her, 'What a hot day!' 5) The priest said, 'Be quiet and listen to my words.'

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

2) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day.

3) I asked him why he didn’t work hard.

4) He exclaimed that it was a hot day.

5) The priest urged them to be quiet and to listen to his words.

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Answer 2

Given sentence:-

Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?'

Indirect speech:-

Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

                                                                         

Given sentence:-

James said to his mother, 'I am leaving for New York tomorrow.'

Indirect speech:-

James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day.

                                                                         

Given sentence:-

 I said to him, 'Why don't you work hard? '

Indirect speech:-

I questioned him as to why he hadn't worked hard.

                                                                         

Given sentence:-

He said to her, 'What a hot day!'

Indirect speech:-

He exclaimed to her that it was a hot day.

                                                                         

Given sentence:-

The priest said, 'Be quiet and listen to my words.'

Indirect speech:-

The priest ordered to be quiet and listen to his words.

                                                                         

SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

• In changing a sentence from direct into indirect speech, all double inverted commas are removed.

• The sentence is changed into past tense.

• It is written in third-person reference.