Question

Q.3 Change the following sentences into indirect
speech:

(i)They said, “ we have been studying since morning.”
(ii)I said to my mother," Are you going to the temple?
(iii)He said to me," what is your name?
(iv)I said to my friend," Let us go out for a walk>
(v)My father said to the servant, “ Open the door.”​

Answer 1

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• Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

(i)They said, “ we have been studying since morning.”

(ii)I said to my mother," Are you going to the temple?

(iii)He said to me," what is your name?

(iv)I said to my friend," Let us go out for a walk>

(v)My father said to the servant, “ Open the door.”

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• (i) They Said that They Had Been studying Since This Morning.

• (ii) l told my mother that,was she going to the temple.

• (iii)He asked me What my name was.

• (iv) He suggested me that we should go for a walk.

• (v) My father told the servant to "open the door".

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What is indirect speech?

Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words (which is called direct speech). It's also called indirect discourse or reported speech.

Example:-

• Direct speech: "Where is your textbook?" the teacher asked me.
• Indirect speech: The teacher asked me where my textbook was.

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Answer 2

Answer :-

(i) They Said that They Had Been studying Since This Morning.

(ii) l told my mother that,was she going to the temple.

(iii)He asked me What my name was.

(iv) He suggested me that we should go for a walk.

(v) My father told the servant to "open the door".