Question

Q.5 Change the following sentences into indirect speech- (5)

(a) Kalpana said,"I teach in a school."

(b) The teacher said," The earth is round."
(c) Veena said to her teacher," Please allow me to borrow a pen."

(d) The shopkeeper asked her," What do you want to buy?"

(e) The girl said," I am writing a letter."​

Answer 1

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1) Kalpana said,"I teach in a school."

• Kalpana said, I had bought a new pair of shoes yesterday.

2) The teacher said," The earth is round."

• The teacher said that the Earth is round.

3) Veena said to her teacher," Please allow me to borrow a pen."

• veena requested teacher to allow her to borrow a pen.

4) The shopkeeper asked her," What do you want to buy?"

• Shopkeeper asked me what I wanted to buy.

5) The girl said," I am writing a letter."

• She said that she was writing a letter.

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In English there are 2 types of speeches that are:-

• Direct speech
• Indirect speech

Direct speech:-

• Direct speech also known as quoted speech means the actual or exact words that are spoken by a person.

• ➩ The direct speech is always enclosed with inverted commas (" ")

• ➩ There is no change in words.

For eg; The teacher said to me," Your exam paper is well."

Indirect speech:-

• Indirect speech means reporting what the first person has said or asked.

• ➩ we change a sentence in indirect speech without using first person's actual words.

• ➩ This is also known as reported speech.

• ➩ We change it into the past tense.

For eg; Teacher told me that my exam paper was well.

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Answer 2

kalpana said that she teaching in a school