Question

Narration
Practice Exercise
Change the following into indirect speech.

a. The boy said, "I am twelve years old."

b. Chitra said, "I have many recollection of my childhood."

c. He said to me, Your sister respects you."

d. Kamal said to me, "Your sister respects me.

e. Mother said, "I got the purse here."

f. The teacher said to me, "Where is your book?"

g. She said, "Who are they?"

h. My father said, "Do your work on time."

i. The gardener said to children, "Don't pluck flowers.”

j. The man said to me. "Do you know the address?"

k. Father said, "Let us invite some frends to our son's birthday."​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The boy said that he was twelve years old.

b) Chitra said that she had many recollections of her child hood.

c) He told me that my sister respected me.

d) see (c)

e) Mother said that she had got the purse there.

f) The teacher asked me where was my book.

g) She asked that who were they.

h) My father asked if I worked on time.

I) The garden warned the children to not pluck the flowers.

j) The man asked me whether I knew the address.

k) Father suggested to invite some friends to their son's birthday.

I'm not sure about the last one.