Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below :
Mrs. Jadav : Can I have a small bottle of cranberry jam ?
Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles. Mrs. Today : When will it be available ? Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow.
Mrs. Jadav : Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow.
Mrs. Jadav asked the shopkeeper (a) The shopkeeper said that he only had big bottles of
cranberry jam. Mrs. Jades, wanted to know (b) The shopkeeper said that he could give it
to her the following day. Mrs. Jadav thanked him and said that (c)
Answers
when will it be available
she will get it tomorrow
To narrate the spoken words of the person it is written in two ways there are:
Direct and indirect speech.
From one person to another it is the usual way to convey a message.
Direct speech refers to the actual words of the speaker being quoted. It is enclosed in quotation marks or inverted commas. To introduce the spoken words of the speaker colon or comma is inserted after said.
Whereas, in indirect speech refers to the speech in which the actual words of the speaker are changed due to the words were spoken in the past. Changes occur simultaneously in the sentence with pronouns.
Therefore, when the sentence is converted into indirect narration, it will be written as:
Mrs. Jadav asked the shopkeeper (a)if he could have a small bottle of cranberry jam. The shopkeeper said that he only had big bottles of cranberry jam. Mrs. Jades, wanted to know (b) that when would it be available.The shopkeeper said that he could give it to her the following day. Mrs. Jadav thanked him and said that (c) He would get it the following day.