Q.2 Rewrite the sentences in Reported speech :
(1) John said, ‘I love this city.’
(2) “Be nice to others”, Priya said.
(3) “Don’t waste your money” he said to the boys.
(4) She said, “everyone loves her.”
(5) She said, “He works in a bank.”
(6) Seema said, ‘I don’t have a laptop.”
(7) Kanika said, “I don’t go to the gym very often.”
(8) “We don’t travel much”, she said.
(9) He said, “we like working in London.”
(10) She said, “she never gets up early on Sunday.”
Answers
Change the speech -
→ John said ," I love this city ."
1. John said that he loved that city
→ Priya said ," be nice to others."
2. Priya suggested to be nice with others.
→ He said the boys ," Don't waste money ."
3. He forbade the boys to waste money .
→ She said ," Everyone loves her."
4. She said that everyone loved her.
→ She said ," He works in bank."
5. She said that he worked in bank .
→ Seema said ," I don't have laptop."
6. Seema said that she did not have laptop.
→ Kanika said ," I don't go to the gym very often."
7. Kanika said that she did not go to the gym very often.
→ She said," We don't travel much."
8. She said that they did not travel much.
→ He said," We like working in London."
9. He said that they liked working in London .
→ She said ," I never gets up early on Sunday."
10. She said that she never got up early on Sunday .
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Important rules used above very much→
→ First form of verb + s/es is changed into second form of verb.
Example -
Direct Speech -
Mohan said to me," Hari tells a lie.
Passive voice -
Mohan told me that Hari told a lie .
Explanation:
He said, “ we like working in London”.