Question

III. Rewrite the following in ‘Indirect Speech’:
1) Tanishq said, ‘My brother has won the chess tournament.’
2) Father said to the son, ‘What is your ambition in life?’
3) They said, ‘We are trying our best to train the participants for the competition next
week.’
4) The supervisor announced, ‘The auditorium is closed for maintenance today.’
5) The Director says, ‘We will make important announcements at the Annual General
Meeting of the company.’
6) The teacher explained to the students, ‘Water and roughage constitute an important part
of a balanced diet.’
7) ‘Alas! The untimely rain has led the match to a draw,’ commented the spectators.
8) He said to his friend, ‘Please wait here till I return.’
9) The coach said, ‘Be quiet and listen to the instructions carefully.’
10) She said to her sister, ‘I do not wish to accompany you.’

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Tanishq said that his brother had won the chess tournament.

2. Father asked the son what his ambition was in life.

3. They said that they were trying their best to train the participants for the competition the following week.

4. The supervisor announced that the auditorium was closed for maintenance that day.

5. The Director says that they will make important announcements at the Annual General Meeting of the company.

6. The teacher explained to the students that water and roughage constitute an important part of a balanced diet.

7. The spectators commented with sorrow that the untimely rain had led the match to a draw.

8. He requested to his friend to wait there till he returned.

9. The coach ordered to be quiet and listen to the instructions carefully.

10. She told her sister that she did not wish to accompany her.

Explanation:

To change the speech of a sentence from Direct to Indirect, we have to know the kind of sentence of the reported speech.

If the reported speech is simple sentence, the word used instead of "said to" is "told". [ 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 ]

If the reported speech is Wh. question, the word used in place of "said to" is "asked". [ 2 ]

If the reported speech is a verbal question, "asked" is used.

If the reported speech is an imperative sentence, "requested" or "ordered" is used. [ 8, 9 ]

If the reported speech starts with an exclamation or a great feeling of happiness or sorrow, the word used instead of "said to" is "exclaimed". [ 7 ]

Answer 2

Answer:

Rewrite the following in Indirect Speech :-

❶ Tanishq said, "My brother has won the chess tournament."

$\implies$ Tanishq said that his brother has won the chess tournament.

❷ Father said to the son, "What is your ambitions in life?"

$\implies$ Father asked the son what is your ambitions was in life.

❸ They said, "We are trying our best to train the participants for the compitition next week."

$\implies$ They told that they are trying their best to train the participants for the compitition of the following week.

❹ The supervisor announced, "The auditorium is closed for maintenance today."

$\implies$ The supervisor announced that the auditorium was close for maintenance that day.

❺ The director says, "We will make important announcements at the Annual General Meeting of the company,"

$\implies$ The director says that they will make important announcements at the Annual General Meeting of the company.

❻ The teacher explained to the students, "Water and roughage constitute an important part of a balance diet."

$\implies$ The teacher explained to the students that water and roughage constitute an important part of a balance diet.

❼ "Alas! The unlimely rain has led the match to a draw", commented the spectators.

$\implies$ The spectators comments by sorrow that the unlimely rain has led the match to a draw.

❽ He said to his friend, "Please wait here untill I return."

$\implies$ He requested to his friend to wait there until he returned.

❾ The coach said, "Be quite and listen to the instructions carefully."

$\implies$ The coach ordered to be quite and listen to the instructions carefully.

❿ She said to her sister, "I don't wish to accompany you."

$\implies$ She told her sister that she didn't wish to accompany her.

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