Question

Exercise 5. Put these sentences into indirect speech:
1. The stranger said to the farmer, "I am completely lost and I am quite scared
2. The farmer said, "I will show you the way out of the forest if you come with
3. The captain said to the prince, "our ship car sail very fast and even if we do not
start till midnight, we will be able to reach England earlier than anyone else."
4. Mr Menon said, "My savings in the bank now exceed ten lakh rupees. I will go back
to my village and settle in a farm house."
5. The youngman said to the judge, "My lord, some time ago I lent this man ten thousand
rupees but he has never paid them back." (...told the judge respectfully that...)
6. I shall go to my boss and say, "Sir, I have tried my best and can do no more."
7. He said, "I regret that the goods I supplied were of an inferior quality."​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The stranger told the farmer that he was completely lost and he was quite scared.

2 .The farmer said that he will show him the way out of the forest if he came with

3.The captain told the prince that their ship car sailed very fast and even if they didn't start till midnight, they would be able to reach England earlier than anyone else.