Question

Exercise 1 : Change the following statements into indired speech
1. He said, "I had not been taken into confidence."
2. My father said to me, "You look ill."
confidence
3. Ramesh said to me, "I am glad to know about your success."
4. Seema said, "I visited the zoo yesterday."
5. Kamal said to me, “I shall buy a car tomorrow."
6. The doctor said to Paul, “You fell ill because you did not take care of your health
7. Vimal said to her, "I am doing my work."
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Answer 1

Answers:

1. It was told by him that he had not been taken into confidence.
2. I was told by my father that I looked ill.
3. I was told by Ramesh that he was glad to know about my success.
4. It was told by Seema that she had visited the zoo yesterday.
5. I was told by Kamal that he will buy a car tomorrow.
6. Paul was told by his doctor that he fell ill because he had not taken care of his health.
7. She was told by Vimal that she is doing her work.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

1. He told that he had not been taken into confidence.

2. My father told me that I looked ill.

3. Ramesh told me that he he was glad to know about my success.

4. Seema said that she had visited the zoo the previous day.

5. Kamal told me that he would buy a car the following day.

6. The doctor told Paul that he/ she had fell ill because he /she had not taken care of his / her health.

7. Vimal told her that he was doing his work.