Question

Q.8
Convert the following into indirect speech.
"What is your name ?” he asked the stranger.
“Henry Smith”, replied the stranger.
“Please sit on this chair and tell me what you want.
"I want to give you this letter.”​

Answer 1

Answer:

The stranger was asked the name by him. The stranger replied Henry Smith.

He requested the stranger to sit on that chair and tell him what he wanted.

The stranger replied that he wanted to give that letter to him

Answer 2

The name of the stranger was asked by him. The stranger replied that his name is Henry Smith. He asked the stranger to sit on his chair and enquired him what he wanted. The stranger replied that he wants to give him that letter.

Explanation:

• This is a classic example of Direct to Indirect Speech conversion.
• A Simple rule of thumb for this kind of questions is to convert the verb in the direct sentence to its past tense while writing it in Indirect speech. Nouns can be written in the form of pronouns in indirect speech ( Your name - His name )
• Care should be taken to get familiarized with the eight 'parts of speech'

To learn more:

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