Question

irect and Indirect Speech (Grammar)
EXERCISE 2.
hange the following into the Indirect form of speech
1. Sarika said, “My father served in Allahabad before retirement."
2. The teacher said, “My students were playing cricket before sunset yes
:. "They didn't treat me fairly last year," he said,
. Shruti said, “I have lost my watch today.”
He said to me, “You are my student and I am your teacher.”
He said to his mother, “I will come here next month to see you."
Arvind said, “I bought a bike last year and gave it to my brother.”
She said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire."
They wrote, “It is time we thought about settling this matter."
She wrote, “I am waiting, watching and longing for my son's return​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Sarika said that his father had served in Allahabad before retirement.
2. The teacher said that his students had been playing cricket before sunset.
3. He said that they hadn't treat him fairly last year.
4. Shruti said that she had lost her watch today.
5. He told me that i was his student and he was my teacher.
6. He told his mother that he would come here next month to see her.
7. Arvind said that he had bought a bike last year and gave it to his brother.
8. She told me that she had often told me not to play with fire.
9. They wrote that it was time they thought about settling that matter.
10. She wrote that she was waiting , watching, and longing for my son's return.