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Exercise-5
range the following into Indirect Speech:
Hari said to me, "Where did you put my pen?"
You said to me, "Did you write a letter to me yesterday?"
He said to her, "Why were you crying last night?"
4. / said to him, "Have you brought my pen today?"
5. He said to me, "Why did you not come to school yesterde
7. He said to us, "Will you do your work tomorrow?"
The mother said to Sita, "Why are you so late tonight?"
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8. She said to them, "Why did you insult me last night?"
Answers
Required Answer:
1. Hari said to me, "Where did you put my pen?"
Ans: Hari asked me where did I put his pen.
2. You said to me, "Did you write a letter to me yesterday?"
Ans: You asked me did I wrote a letter to you the previous day.
3. He said to her, "Why were you crying last night?"
Ans: He asked her why she was crying the previous day.
4. I said to him, "Have you brought my pen today?"
Ans: I asked him had he brought my pen that day.
5. He said to me, "Why did you not come to school yesterday?"
Ans: He asked me why have I not came to school the previous day.
6. He said to us, "Will you do your work tomorrow?"
Ans: He asked us would we do our work the next day.
7. The mother said to Sita, "Why are you ca`me so late tonight?"
Ans: The mother asked Sita why did she ca`me so late that night.
8. She said to them, "Why did you insult me last night?"
Ans: She asked them why did they insulted her the previous night.
Direct Speech:
When words of the speaker are repeated by another person accurately then we can say that the sentence is in direct speech.
Indirect Speech:
When words of the speaker are repeated by another person but not accurately then we can say that the sentence is in indirect speech.
Rules:
Direct Speech:
- There is an inverted comma between the sentence.
- There is a comma before the sentence.
Indirect Speech:
- There is no inverted comma between the sentence.
- There is no comma before the sentence.
Answer:
he said hari fell last night