In column 'A' there are a fewsentences in direct speech.
Match them with their Reported form in Column' B'
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
Baleshwar: Oh! There's a woman in
Baleshwar suggested that they should go
black dress by the tracks.
and help her.
Other Voices: There's a girl by the
Baleshwar told others to move and he
tracks
would pull the emergency chain.
Baleshwar : Move! I will pull the
emergency chain.
The other passengers denied to help as
they were afraid to get involved and be put
to inconvenience.
Baleshwar: Let's go and help her.
Baleshwar exclaimed that there was a
woman in black dress by the tracks.
Others: No, No. We are afraid to get
The others also exclaimed that there was a
involved and be put to
girl by the tracks
inconvenience.
Answers
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Column A is direct speech and Column B is the reported form of those in A. The pairs matched are as follows:-
A. Baleshwar: Oh! There's a woman in black dress by the tracks.
B. Baleshwar exclaimed that there was a
woman in black dress by the tracks.
A. Other Voices: There's a girl by the tracks.
B. The others also exclaimed that there was girl by the tracks
A. Baleshwar: Let's go and help her.
B. Baleshwar suggested that they should go and help her.
A. Others: No, No. We are afraid to get involved and be put to inconvenience.
B. The other passengers denied to help as
they were afraid to get involved and be put
to inconvenience.
A. Baleshwar : Move! I will pull the
emergency chain.
B. Baleshwar told others to move and he would pull the emergency chain.
- Direct speech is when the sentence is delivered with the exact words spoken by the speaker.
- Reported or Indirect speech is paraphrasing the content which was spoken by the speaker, therefore not having the exact words.
- the personal pronoun "I" changes to "he/me/she".
- exclamation marks are used in direct speech where as to express exclaim, words which depict exclamation (e.g.exclaimed)