Read the conversation and complete the following in reported speech.
1. Traveller : Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?
Driver : Yes, do you want one in which you can spend the night?
Traveller : No, I only want a meal.
Driver : Then you must go to the ‘ Holiday’ inn.
The traveller asked the driver (a) ___________________________. The driver replied
that he could. Then he asked (b) __________________________ spend the night.
The traveller replied that (c) ____________________________. He remarked that he
only wanted a meal. The driver suggested him (d) _________________________.
Answers
Answer:
The traveller asked the driver (a) for the way to the nearest inn. The driver replied that he could. Then he asked (b) whether he wanted to spend the night. The traveller replied that (c) he doesn't want to spend the night. He remarked that he only wanted a meal. The driver suggested him (d) to go to the 'Holiday' inn.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
a)could he tell him the way to the nearest inn.
b)if he wanted the one in which he could spend the night.
c)he does not want to spend night.
d)that he must go to the Holiday inn.
Explanation:
- When the reporting verb of direct speech is in past tense then all the present tenses are changed to the corresponding past tense in indirect speech.
Present Perfect Changes to Past Perfect.
Present Continuous Changes to Past Continuous
Present Perfect Changes to Past Perfect
Simple Present Changes to Simple Past
Simple Past Changes to Past Perfect
Past Continuous Changes to Past Perfect Continuous
Future Continuous Changes to Conditional Continuous
2.No conjunction is used, if a sentence in direct speech begins with a question (what/where/when) as the “question-word” itself acts as a joining clause.
3.While changing direct speech to indirect speech, the modals used in the sentences change like:
Can becomes could
May becomes might
Must becomes had to /would have to
4.Exclamatory sentences that express grief, sorrow, happiness, applaud, Interjections are removed and the sentence is changed to an assertive sentence.
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