Question

Direct and indirect speech...



She said 'when Anjum was nearing the fishing point, she suddenly slipped lost balance and fell on the ground.'



Ankita says 'Mrs Limaye is having a tough time because she looks after the family as well as manages the business.'



The teacher said 'If the axis of the earth were not inclined as it is the seasons would not have changed in the usual pattern.'





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AnswErs :-



1. She said, "When Anjum was nearing the fishing point, she suddenly slipped, lost balance and fell on the ground."



-‣ She said that when Anjum had been nearing the fishing point, she suddenly slipped, lost balance and fell on the ground. {Necessary changes made.}



2. Ankita says, "Mrs Limaye is having a tough time because she looks after the family as well as manages the business."



-‣ Ankita says that Mrs Limaye is having a tough time because she looks after the family as well as manages the business. {The situation remains unchanged at the time of reporting.}



3. The teacher said "If the axis of the earth were not inclined as it is, the seasons would not have changed in the usual pattern."



-‣ The teacher said that if the axis of the earth were not inclined as it is, the seasons would not have changed in the usual pattern. {It is a universal truth.}



Extra Information :-



The following points need to be noted about the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-



» Always enclose the direct speech with inverted commas.



» Never change the tense of the reporting verb.





» When the verb inside the quotation marks expresses a Universal truth, don't change the tense.



► When the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.



» When direct speech is to be changed into Indirect speech the following are changed according to these certain rules :-



※ Tenses

※ Personal and Possessive pronouns

※ Words which denote nearness of time and nearness of position.

Answer 1

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