EXERCISE 2
Change the form of the narration :
1. Sid said, “Aunt Polly, Tom is dying.”
2. Aunt Polly said, “What is the matter with your tooth ?"
3. "I don't believe it,” said Aunt Polly.
4. Aunt Polly asked Tom what the matter with him was.
5. Tom said, “One of them is loose."
6. Tom said, “Auntie, my sore toe is mortified.”
7. Auntie said to Tom, “Don't begin that groaning again."
8. She said, "Tom, what a turn you gave me."
9. Sid asked, "How long have you been this way, Tom ?”
10. Sid said to Tom, "It makes my flesh crawl to hear you.”
Answers
Answer:
1. Sid said, “Aunt Polly, Tom is dying.”
----------> Sid told aunt Poly that Tom was dying.
2. Aunt Polly said, “What is the matter with your tooth ?"
----------> Aunt Poly asked what the matter was with his tooth.
3. "I don't believe it,” said Aunt Polly.
----------> Aunt Poly said that she didn't believe it.
4. Aunt Polly asked Tom what the matter with him was.
----------> Aunt Poly said,"Tom, What is the matter with you?
5. Tom said, “One of them is loose."
----------> Tom said that one of them was loosed.
6. Tom said, “Auntie, my sore toe is mortified.”
----------> Tom told Aunty that his sore toe was mortified.
7. Auntie said to Tom, “Don't begin that groaning again."
----------> Auntie advised Tom not to begin that groaning again.
8. She said, "Tom, what a turn you gave me."
----------> She told Tom that he had given a very hard turn to her.
9. Sid asked, "How long have you been this way, Tom ?”
----------> She asked Tom how long he had been that way.
10. Sid said to Tom, "It makes my flesh crawl to hear you.”
----------> Sid told Tom that it made his(Sid's) flesh crawl to hear him(Tom).
Explanation:
I have a doubt on Question 8.
Please ask someone else before writing it in your fair copy.
Answer:
sid said," Anut polly, Tom is dying."