Question

Read the given conversation and complete the paragraph given below.
Nurse : Do you have your breakfast regularly?
Patient : I do.
Nurse : It is good habit.
Patient : The only problem is, there is no time in the morning, so I

have to have it before I go to bed.

The nurse asked the patient (a) ___________________________. The patient
replied in affirmative that (b) ________
___________________. The nurse said that (c) _________________________.
The patient added that the only problem was that there was no time in the
morning so he (d)____________________________________________.

Answer 1

Hey Mate .....................!!!!!!!

Here is your answer .........

a) : okay, but you have to manage

the time.

b) : yes, you are right but I'm the

only person in the house. So I

have to manage the work too.

c) : Okay but you are not perfectly

well right now ......

d) : Hmm Take the medicine on time

and get well soon..........

Hope it helps you ............

Mark It As Brnlst ............✌✌✌✌✌

Answer 2

AnswEr :-

The nurse asked the patient (a) if he had his breakfast regularly. The patient  replied in affirmative that (b) he did. The nurse said that (c) it was a good habit.  The patient added that the only problem was that there was no time in the  morning so he (d) had to have it before he went to bed.

✦ Changes made :-

In the 1st statement,

⇒ That was changed into if.

⇒ Have was changed into had.

⇒ Your breakfast was changed into his breakfast.

In the 2nd statement,

⇒ I was changed into he.

⇒ Do was changed into did.

In the 3rd statement,

⇒ Nothing was changed because the statement was a Universal truth.

In the 4th statement,

⇒ Have was changed into had.

⇒ I was changed into he.

✦ Extra Information :-

The following points need to be noted about the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-

» Always enclose the direct speech within inverted commas.

» Never change the tense of the reporting verb.

» When the verb inside the quotation marks expresses a Universal truth, don't change the tense.

» When the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.