Exercise 1. Put the following into indirect speech using that as a conjunction: (All exercises
in this chapter should first be done orally in the class.)
1. The Prime Minister says, "Indian economy is developing very fast."
2. The Infosys Chief has said, "Information technology has shrunk the world."
3. Everybody will say, "Indian technicians are the best in the world."
4. My aunt said, "It is a pity the government has failed to control inflation."
5. The captain said, "Slow bowlers will not prove effective on Australian pitches."
6. The Principal told Mohnish, "Students are not allowed to use cellphones on the
school campus."
7. The court said, "The police is not carrying out the investigations sincerely."
8. The manager said, "The annual sales of the company have really gone up."
9. The judge said, "The evidence was not recorded properly."
10. The teacher said, "All the participants must report fifteen minutes before the show time."
11. The speaker said, "The desire to learn, to make friends and to behave courageously
in every situation are three great qualities everyone should cultivate."
12. The doctor said, "Kids should take a greater interest in outdoor activities in order to
remain healthy."
Answers
Answer:
1:The prime minister tell that,"Indian economy is developing very fast".
2:The infosys chief said that," Information technology had been shrunk the world".
3:Everybody will tell that,"Indian technicians were the best in the world".
4:My aunt said that," It was a pity the government had failed to control Inflation".
5:The captain said that,"Slow bowlers would not prove effective on australian pitches".
6:The principal told mohnish that,"Students were not allowed to use cellphone on the school campus".
7:The court said that,"The police was not carrying out the investigations sincerely".
8:The manager said that," the annual sales of the company had really gone up".
9:The judge said that ,"The evidence is not recorded properly".
10:The teacher said that",All the participants might report fifteen minutes before the show time".
11: The speaker said that", The desire to learn, to make friends and to behave courageously In every situations are three great qualities everyone should cultivate".
12:The doctor said that",Kids should take a greater interestin outdoor activities in order to remain healthy".
Explanation:
1. The primer minister says that India economy is developing very fast.
3. Everybody would say that Indian technicians had the best in the world.
5. Her aunt said that it was a pity the government had failed to control the inflation.
7. The court said that the police wasn't carrying out the investigations sincerely.
9. The judge said that the evidence wasn't recorded properly
11. The speaker said that the desire to learn, to make friends and to behave courageously in every situation were three great qualities everyone should cultivate