direct and indirect
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.’
6. He says, “I am clever.”
7. The teacher will say, “The boy was clever.”
8. She says, “I shall become a doctor.”
9. “I go for a walk every day,” he said.
10. “I am going for a walk now,” he said.
11. “I have walked for one hour,” he said.
12. “I have been walking for one hour,” he said.
13. “I went for a walk,” he said.
14. “I shall go for a walk tomorrow,” he said.
15. “I shall have walked ten kilometers by noon,” he said.
16. He said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
17. “I am sick now,” he said.
18. She said, “Last night I met my friend.”
19. He said, “This is a good bet.”
20. She said, “There was a storm last night.”
21. You said to me, “I cannot grant you this favour.”
22. He said, “I shall do my best tomorrow.”
23. He said to us, “Are you going to school?”
24. She said to me, “What are you reading?”
25. He said to me, “Where are you going?”
26. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
27. She said to me, “How do you get such a solution?”
28. The teacher said to me, “Do you know the poem?”
29. “Are you coming home with me?” he said to me.
30. “Punish the culprit,” said the Captain.
31. “Goodness me! I am tired,” he said.
32. “What a lovely dress!” she said.
Answers
Required solution :-
1. Rahul asked me, ‘Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?’
Ans: Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
2. James said to his mother, ‘I am leaving for New York tomorrow.’
Ans: James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the following day.
3. I said to him, ‘Why don’t you work hard?’
Ans: I asked him why he didn't work hard.
4. He said to her, ‘What a hot day!’
Ans: He told that it was a hot day.
5. The priest said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’
Ans: The priest ordered them to be quiet and to listen to his words.
6. He says, “I am clever.”
Ans: He says that he's clever.
7. The teacher will say, “The boy was clever.”
Ans: The teacher will say that the boy was clever.
8. She says, “I shall become a doctor.”
Ans: She says that she will become a doctor.
9. “I go for a walk every day,” he said.
Ans: He said that he went for a walk everyday.
10. “I am going for a walk now,” he said.
Ans: He said that he was going for a walk then.
11. “I have walked for one hour,” he said.
Ans: He said that he'd walked for one hour.
12. “I have been walking for one hour,” he said.
Ans: He said that he'd been walking for one hour.
13. “I went for a walk,” he said.
Ans: He said that he'd gone for a walk.
14. “I shall go for a walk tomorrow,” he said.
Ans: He said that he would go for a walk on the following day.
15. “I shall have walked ten kilometers by noon,” he said.
Ans: He said that he would've walked ten kilometers by noon.
16. He said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
Ans: He said that the earth moves round the sun.
17. “I am sick now,” he said.
Ans: He said he was sick then.
18. She said, “Last night I met my friend.”
Ans: She said that she'd met her friend the previous night.
19. He said, “This is a good bet.”
Ans: He said that that was a good bet.
20. She said, “There was a storm last night.”
Ans: She said that there was a storm the previous night.
21. You said to me, “I cannot grant you this favour.”
Ans: You told me that you couldn't grant me that favour.
22. He said, “I shall do my best tomorrow.”
Ans: He said that he would do his best the following day.
23. He said to us, “Are you going to school?”
Ans: He asked us whether we were going to school.
24. She said to me, “What are you reading?”
Ans: She asked me what I was reading.
25. He said to me, “Where are you going?”
Ans: He asked me where I was going.
26. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
Ans: He asked me where I lived.
27. She said to me, “How do you get such a solution?”
Ans: She asked me how I got such a solution.
28. The teacher said to me, “Do you know the poem?”
Ans: The teacher asked me whether I knew the poem.
29. “Are you coming home with me?” he said to me.
Ans: He asked me whether I was going home with him.
30. “Punish the culprit,” said the Captain.
Ans: The captain ordered them to punish the culprit.
31. “Goodness me! I am tired,” he said.
Ans: He said that he was tired.
32. “What a lovely dress!” she said.
Ans: She complemented that it was a lovely dress.
Points to remember :-
Direct speech:
Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks.
Examples:
- “Where do they live?”
- “Will you have a seat?”
- “Can you not do that please?”
Indirect speech:
Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.
Examples:
- You asked me where they lived.
- He asked me to have a seat.
- She asked us not to do that.
1. Rahul asked me, ‘Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?’
➦: Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
2. James said to his mother, ‘I am leaving for New York tomorrow.’
➦: James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the following day.
3. I said to him, ‘Why don’t you work hard?’
➦: I asked him why he didn't work hard.
4. He said to her, ‘What a hot day!’
➦: He told that it was a hot day.
5. The priest said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’
➦: The priest ordered them to be quiet and to listen to his words.
6. He says, “I am clever.”
➦: He says that he's clever.
7. The teacher will say, “The boy was clever.”
➦: The teacher will say that the boy was clever.
8. She says, “I shall become a doctor.”
➦: She says that she will become a doctor.
9. “I go for a walk every day,” he said.
➦: He said that he went for a walk everyday.
10. “I am going for a walk now,” he said.
➦: He said that he was going for a walk then.
11. “I have walked for one hour,” he said.
➦: He said that he'd walked for one hour.
12. “I have been walking for one hour,” he said.
➦: He said that he'd been walking for one hour.
13. “I went for a walk,” he said.
➦: He said that he'd gone for a walk.
14. “I shall go for a walk tomorrow,” he said.
➦: He said that he would go for a walk on the following day.
15. “I shall have walked ten kilometers by noon,” he said.
➦: He said that he would've walked ten kilometers by noon.
16. He said, “The Earth moves round the Sun.”
➦: He said that the earth moves round the sun.
17. “I am sick now,” he said.
➦: He said he was sick then.
18. She said, “Last night I met my friend.”
➦: She said that she'd met her friend the previous night.
19. He said, “This is a good bet.”
➦: He said that that was a good bet.
20. She said, “There was a storm last night.”
➦: She said that there was a storm the previous night.
21. You said to me, “I cannot grant you this favour.”
➦: You told me that you couldn't grant me that favour.
22. He said, “I shall do my best tomorrow.”
➦: He said that he would do his best the following day.
23. He said to us, “Are you going to school?”
➦: He asked us whether we were going to school.
24. She said to me, “What are you reading?”
➦: She asked me what I was reading.
25. He said to me, “Where are you going?”
➦: He asked me where I was going.
26. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
➦: He asked me where I lived.
27. She said to me, “How do you get such a solution?”
➦: She asked me how I got such a solution.
28. The teacher said to me, “Do you know the poem?”
➦: The teacher asked me whether I knew the poem.
29. “Are you coming home with me?” he said to me.
➦: He asked me whether I was going home with him.
30. “Punish the culprit,” said the Captain.
➦: The captain ordered them to punish the culprit.
31. “Goodness me! I am tired,” he said.
➦: He said that he was tired.
32. “What a lovely dress!” she said.
➦ She complemented that it was a lovely dress
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