Q.1 Change the following sentences into ‘Indirect Speech’ :
(1) “I made some money yesterday,” he explained. “Now you’ll be paid regularly.”
(2) He said : “Sir, I have never thought about it. We are born to work.”
(3) “You are not tone-deaf,” he said to me.
(4) “Sing that back,” he ordered me.
(5) He said, “What kind of music do you like?”
(6) “Please,” she begged him, “Please come.”
(7) Her brother said, “Enjoy yourself. He added, “Lucky you!”
(8) “Are you still hungry?” I asked faintly.
(9) “Will you buy my hair? Asked Della.
(10) “Don’s make any mistake, Dell,” he said, “about me.”
(11) He said, “I will do it now.”
(12) He says, :Honesty is the best policy.”
(13) Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.”
(14) She said, “Mahesh will be reading a book.”
(15) She said, “Where is your father?”
(16) He said to me, “Please take your book.”
(17) The Principal said to the peon, “Let this boy go out.”
(18) He said to me, “May you live long!”
(19) She said, “Goodbye friends!”
(20) The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.”
(21) I said to Prerana, “How do you travel to office everyday?” .
(22) Shivam said to his mother, “Where does the rain come from?”
(23) “Do you know the way to the paradise?”A crazy man asked me.
(24) Maria said to her daughter, “At what time will you come back?”
(25) The man said to the mechanic, “By what time will you have fixed the tyre of my bike?”
(26) Varun says to Tarun, “Where did you go yesterday?”
(27) “Is there anything special in it?” She asked.
(28) “Hark! I can smell something here” said Mr Naik to his colleague
Answers
Generally a said statement can be expressed in two ways -
Direct speech - By speaking or writing the actual word of the speaker.
Indirect speech - By speaking or writing the words of the speaker after making necessary changes .
Here we are given sentences in direct speech and have to convert into indirect speech .
Change the Speech -
1. He explained that he had made some money the previous day then he would be paid regularly.
2. He said that he had never thought about it . They were born on to work .
3. He told me that I was not tone deaf.
4. He ordered me to sing that back.
5. He asked me what kind of music I liked .
6. She begged him to come .
7. Her brother exclaimed with joy that enjoy your self and you are lucky.
8. I asked if He was still hungry.
9. Della asked if he would buy her hairs.
10. He told Della not to make mistake about him .
11. He said that he would do it then.
12. He says that honestly is the best policy.
13 . Ramesh says that he has written a letter .
14. She said that Mahesh would be reading a book.
15. She asked me where my father is .
16. He requested me to take my books.
17. The principal told the peon to let that boy went out.
18. He wished that I might live long .
19. She bade goodbye to her friends.
20. The student student exclaimed with sorrow that he had wasted his time previous year.
21. I asked Prerna how she traveled office every day .
22. Shivam asked his mother where the rain came from .
23. A crazy man asked me if I knew the way to paradise.
24. Maria asked her daughter at what time she would come back.
25. The man asked the mechanic by what time he would repair the tyre of his bike .
26. Varun asked Tarun where he went the previous day.
27. She asked if there was anything special in it .
28 .Mr Naik exclaimed to his colleagues that he could smell something there .
DIRECT - INDIRECT SPEECH
Change the following sentences into ‘Indirect Speech’
1. He explained to him that he had made some money the day before then he would be paid regularly.
2. He said to them that he had never thought about it . They were born to work .
3. He told me that I was not tone deaf.
4. He ordered me to sing that back.
5. He asked me what kind of music I liked .
6. She begged him to come .
7. Her brother exclaimed with joy that you are lucky you can enjoy.
8. I asked him if he was still hungry.
9. Della asked him if he would buy her hairs.
10. He told Della not to make mistake about him .
11. He said that he would do it then.
12. He says that honestly is the best policy.
13 . Ramesh says that he has written a letter .
14. She said that Mahesh would be reading a book.
15. She asked me where my father is .
16. He requested me to take my books.
17. The principal told the peon to let that boy went out.
18. He wished that I might live long .
19. She bade goodbye to her friends.
20. The student student exclaimed with sorrow that he had wasted his time previous year.
21. I asked Prerna how she traveled office every day .
22. Shivam asked his mother where the rain came from .
23. A crazy man asked me if I knew the way to paradise.
24. Maria asked her daughter at what time she would come back.
25. The man asked the mechanic by what time he would repair the tyre of his bike .
26. Varun asked Tarun where he went the previous day.
27. She asked if there was anything special in it .
28 .Mr Naik exclaimed toward his colleagues that he could smell something there .
More About DIRECT- INDIRECT SPEECH :
Indirect speech is also known as reported speech, indirect narration, or indirect discourse.
Indirect speech can be divided into two parts :
- Reporting part - this is outside the inverted commas. It contains main verb it is also called reporting verb.
- Reported part - This is the statement made by the speaker. It is put between the inverted commas it is also called reported speech.
Example : Maya said → reporting verb
"Radha is my friend" → Reported speech