Question

Hans wolf said to Jim ,"I think that is what every soldier wants ,on both sides."
(Change in indirect speech)

2. He said "They are usually excited to go on this outing."( change in indirect speech)

3. Bepin Babu said,"I spent Puja in '58 with a friend in Ranchi"( change in indirect speech)

Answer 1

Question :-

1. Change the following into indirect speech.

Answers :-

1. Hans wolf said to Jim ,"I think that is what every soldier wants ,on both sides."

• Hans wolf told Jim that he thought that was what every soldier wanted on both sides.

2. He said "They are usually excited to go on this outing."

• He said that they were usually excited to go on that outing.

3. Bepin Babu said,"I spent Puja in '58 with a friend in Ranchi"

• Bepin Babu said that he had spent Puja in '58 with a friend in Ranchi.

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In English language there are two types of speeches :-

1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech

Direct speech :-

➣ In this speech the actual words of a person are enclosed within inverted commas. (")

For example :-

• Riya said,"I am going out."

• She said,"I have lived in Mumbai".

Indirect speech :-

➣ It is also known as Reported speech.

It is used to talk about the things that have happened in the past and in this the speech is not enclosed within inverted commas.

For example :-

• Riya said that she was going out.

• She said that she had lived in Mumbai.

Answer 2

Answer:

Change the following into indirect speech.

Answers :-

1. Hans wolf said to Jim ,"I think that is what every soldier wants ,on both sides."

Hans wolf told Jim that he thought that was what every soldier wanted on both sides.

2. He said "They are usually excited to go on this outing."

He said that they were usually excited to go on that outing.

3. Bepin Babu said,"I spent Puja in '58 with a friend in Ranchi"

Bepin Babu said that he had spent Puja in '58 with a friend in Ranchi.

Explanation:

Pʟs ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴀs ʙʀᴀɪɴʟɪᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ✌️