Question

EXERCISE 3.3
Change the following sentences into Indirect speech:
1. "It is not so cold today as it was yesterday", he said. 2. The tourist said, “This city ought to
have more buses." 3. He said, "Honesty is always the best policy." 4. The wise man said, "Fire and
water do not agree." 5. "I had already locked the door," the peon said. 6. "You have all done it very
badly, boys,"remarked the teacher. 7. My teacher often says to me, "If you do not work hard, you will
fail." 8. "I lived many years in China," Marco Polo said. 9. You said to me, “I will send you the money
within a week."10.The villagers said, "The flood had washed away the whole village by sunrise."​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. He said that it was not cold that day as it was the day before.

2. The tourist said that this city ought to have more buses.

3. He said that honesty is the best policy.

4. The wise man said that the fire and wter do not agree.

5. The peon said that he had already locked the room.

6. The teacher remarked the boys that they done it verry badly.

7. My teacher often says that if I do not work hard I will fail.

8. Marco Polo said that he lived in China for many years.

9. You said to me that you will give the money.

10. The villagers said that the flood had washed away the whole village by sunrise.