Exercise 172. Turn the following into Indirect Speech.
1. "When will the train arrive?" The passenger said to the porter.
2. He said to me, "Can you meet me tomorrow at the railway station?
3. The policeman said to the beggar, "Do you know the shortest way to the inn?"
4. "Do you suppose you know better than your new teacher?" jeered the angry Headmaster.
5. The teacher said to the boy, "Why were you absent yesterday?" 6. Mohan said to me, "Why do you look so sad and gloomy today? Is there anything troubling you? Can I do anything for you?"
7. He said to Aftab, "What do you mean by abusing me in this way?" 8. She shouted to us, "Is there no man here who can save me from the tyranny of this cruel man who has done so much injustice to me?" 9. "What does it matter if I do not win the first prize in English? said Bimla.
10. "Have you ever seen a balloon rising in the sky?" asked the teacher.
Answers
1.the passenger asked the porter that when will the train arrive.
2. he asked me whether i can meet him the next day at the railway station.
3. the policeman asked the beggar about the shortest way to the inn.
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1. The passenger asked the porter when the train will be arriving.
2. He asked me if I could met him the next day at the railway station.
3. The policeman asked the beggar if he know the shortest way to the inn.
4. The angry headmaster jeered and asked the students if they suppose they knew better then their new teacher.
5. The teacher asked the boy why he was absent yesterday.
6. Mohan asked me why I was looking so sad and gloomy that day and added that if he could do anything for me.
7. He asked Aftab what he means by abusing him in that way.
8. She shouted to us and asked was there no man there who can save her from the tyranny of that cruel man who has done so much injustice to her.
9. Bimla asked what it did matter if she did not win the first prize in English.
10. The teacher asked whether she/he ever seen a balloon rising in the sky.