Read the following dialogues and then change the narration from direct to indirect speech.
1. Prerna : are you going for the picnic?
Ram : No, I can't because my father is unwell.
Prerna : I will pray to God for his speedy recovery.
Prerna wanted to know from Ram (a) ________. To this Ram answered that he could not go because (b) ______. Futher, Prerna said that (c) _______.
Answers
Indirect/Reported Speech refers to a dialogue being told to a third person/reporting what happened to a third person.
Example: He said,"I will read a book." (Direct)
He said that he would read a book. (Indirect)
In the above example, when writing in indirect/reported form, the sentence changes according to its tense. Also, modifications regarding certain words like 'this' changes to 'that', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', 'will' changes to 'would', 'can' changes to 'could' and many other words have to be made. Also, if the sentence contains an interrogation, then 'said' changes to 'asked'. Punctuation marks other than a full stop (.) cannot be used in indirect/reported speech.
Prerna wanted to know from Ram (a) if he was going for the picnic. To this Ram answered that he could not go because (b) his father was unwell. Futher, Prerna said that (c) she would pray to God for his speedy recovery.
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