Question

III. Change the following from Direct to Indirect:
1. Susie said, "I had read this book before I gave it to you
2. Malathi asked, 'Where is your watch?'
3. Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and change your dress
4. The officer told the clerk, 'Bring me that file.'

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Answer 1

Answer:

1) Susie said that she had read this book before she gave it to me.

2) Malathi asked where was my watch?

3) Mothered advised the daughter to go and change her dress.

4) The officer ordered to bring him that file.

Answer 2

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1. Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me.
2. Malathi inquired where my watch was.
3. Mother advised the daughter to go and change her dress.
4. The officer ordered the clerk to bring him that file.

EXTRA :

• Direct speech is where the message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in his own actual words without any change.

• Indirect speech is where the message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in our own words.

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