Question

EXERCISE 19.6.
Using Indirect speech, rewrite the following sentences :
1. She said to Mohan, "What are you doing?”
2. He said to you, “Where will you go tomorrow?"
3. Hamid said to Majid, "Whose pen is this?”
4. The teacher said to the boy, "What is the name of your father?"
5. "Where do you live? Satish said to Vijai.
6. "How are you?” said Abhay to me.
7. The policeman said to the boy, "Where do you wish to go now?”?
8. Anil said to Ramesh, "Why could you not finish the work?”
9. Mohan said to Kanta, “Who has broken my plate?”
10. James said to Charles, “How could I eat the butter?”
11. The boy said to his mother, "How could I eat the butter?”
12. The master said to the servant, “Why have you disturbed me again?”
13. "How old is your brother?” Rajni said to Meera.
14. "Do you suppose you know better than your own father?” His angry mother jeered.
15. Madan said to Sadan, “Will you listen to such a man?”
EXERCISE 19.7. (Miscellaneous)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. She asked Mohan that what he was doing.

Answer 2

The given sentences can be rewritten in indirect speech as shown below:

1. She asked Mohan what he was doing.

2. He asked you where you would go the next day.

3. Hamid asked Majid whose pen that was.

4. The teacher asked the boy what the name of his father was.

5. Satish asked Vijai where he lived.

6. Abhay enquired of me how I was.

7. The police man wanted to know from the boy where he wanted to go then.

8. Anil asked Ramesh why he could not finish the work.

9. Mohan asked Kanta who had broken his plate.

10. James asked Charles how he could the butter.

11. The boy asked his mother how he could the butter.

12.  The master asked the servant why he had disturbed him again.

13. Rajni asked Meera how old her brother was.

14. His angry mother asked him jeeringly if he supposed he knew better than his father.

15. Madan asked Sadan if he would listen to such a man.