Reported speech
Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. ‘What do you want?’ she asked him.
2. ‘Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.
3. He asked, ‘When do you intend to make the payment?’
4. ‘Do you come from China?’ said the prince to the girl.
5. The poor man exclaimed, ‘Will none of you help me?’
6. ‘Which way should I go?’ asked the little girl.
7. Alladin said to the magician, ‘What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?’
8. ‘Don’t you know the way home?’ I said to her.
9. ‘Do you write a good hand?’ the teacher said to the student.
10. ‘Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused?’ said the judge finally.
11. ‘Have you anything to tell me, little bird?’ asked Ulysses.
12. ‘Who are you, sir, and what do you want?’ they asked.
13. The king was impressed with the magician and asked, ‘What can I do for you?’
14. She asked, ‘What is it that makes you stronger and braver than other men?’
15. ‘Can you solve this problem?’ he asked me.
Answers
Answer:
1. She asked him what he wanted.
2. He asked me if i was coming with them.
3. He asked when he intended to make the payment.
4. The prince asked the girl whether she came from China.
5. The poor man exclaimed if none would help him.
6. The little girl asked which way should she go.
7. Alladin asked the magician what had he done to deserve so severe punishment.
8. I asked the girl if she knew the way home.
9. The teacher asked the student whether he wrote a good hand.
10. The judge asked finally if he had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
11. Ulysses asked if the little bird had anything to tell him.
12. They asked the Sir Who he was and what he wanted.
13. The king was impressed with the magician and asked what he could do for him.
14. She asked what was the thing that made you stronger abd braver than other men.
15. He asked me if I could solve that problem.
Answer:
she asked him that what do he want