Question

Exercise-l Change the following sentence from Direct to Indirect Speech :
1. My father said, "I can't find my purse."
2. Robin said, "I am looking for my class notebook."
3. "I haven't taken a bath yet," said my sister.
4. The P.T. teacher said, "Boys, it is nine o'clock already."
5. "We must leave at once," said the refugee.
6. The robber told his friend, "We will have to run now."
7. "We shall be late," said my mother.
8. Ram said, "I won't go to the party tonight."
9. "We may be in time to catch the bus," said the lady.
10. "We have been waiting for more than an hour," we said.​

Answer 1

1. my father said that he could not find his purse.
2. Robin said that he was looking for his class notebook.
3. my sister said that it she had not taken a bath at the time.
4. the PT teacher said to the boys that it was 9 o'clock already.
5. the refugee said they must have left at once.
6. the Robert told his friends that they would have to run at the moment.
7. my mother said that we should be late.
8. Ram said that he won't go to party that night.
9. the lady said that they must be in time to catch the bus.
10. be said that we had been waiting for more than an hour.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. my father said that he could not find his purse.

2. Robin said that he was looking for his

class notebook.

3. my sister said that she had not

taken a bath at the time.

4. the PT teacher said to the boys that it

was 9 o'clock already. 5. the refugee said they must have left

at once.

6.The robber told his friends that they

would have to run at the moment.

7. my mother said that we should be late.

8. Ram said that he won't go to a party that night.

9. the lady said that they must be in time to catch the bus.

10. We said that we had been waiting for more than an hour.