Rewrite the following sentences by changing them from direct to indirect speech
1. All the children have gone, thought Asha's mother. 'Now I can sit down
and have a little rest.
2. i have never seen such a lazy boy as you, Mother said to Vivek.
3. 'I can easily beat you in the race, Ashok said to me.
4. Sareen says, 'I am not going to wait for Rishabh any longer.'
5. Roop said to me, 'Do you think Kamal will be at home at this time?
6. Shyam said to me, 'I had dinner at a restaurant today!
7. The teacher said to us, 'You have been making so much noise today!
8. "Sir, am I being transferred to Mumbai?' Deepa said to her boss.
9. Harish said to the auto driver, 'How much will it be from here to Connaught
Place?
10. Saurav said to Riya, 'Will you have lunch with me tomorrow?'
11. Father said to me, 'God helps those who help themselves.
Answers
Indirect speech of given sentences are:
Explanation:
1. Asha's mother thought that now all the children have gone so she can sit down and have a little rest.
2. Mother told Vivek she has never seen a lazy boy like him.
3. Ashok told me he can easily beat me in the race.
4. Sareen said she is not going to wait for Rishabh any longer.
5. Roop asked me that do I think Kamal will be at home at this time?
6. Shyam told me that he had dinner at a restaurant today!
7. The teacher told us that we have been making so much noise today!
8. Deepa asked her boss is she being to transfer to Mumbai?
9. Harish asked the auto driver that how much will it be to Connaught Place?
10. Saurav asked Riya will she have lunch with him tomorrow?
11. Father told me that God helps those who help themselves.
Answer:
1) Asha's mother thought that now all the children have gone so she can sit down and have a little rest.
2) Mother told Vivek she has never seen a lazy boy like him.
3) Ashok told me he can easily beat me in the race.
4) Sareen said she is not going to wait for Rishabh any longer.
5) Roop asked me that do I think Kamal will be at home at this time?
6) Shyam told me that he had dinner at a restaurant today!
7) The teacher told us that we have been making so much noise today!
8) Deepa asked her boss is she being to transfer to Mumbai?
9) Harish asked the auto driver that how much will it be to Connaught Place?
10) Saurav asked Riya will she have lunch with him tomorrow?
11) Father told me that God helps those who help themselves.
Additional information:
Indirect speech:
➜ He told her that, she was trying to insult me.
Direct speech:
➜ He said to her, "you are trying to insult me".
Direct speech definition:
➜ Direct speech is quote actual words of the speaker.
Indirect speech definition:
➜ Indirect speech reports the content said by the speaker without quoting exact words. This is "Reported speech".
Examples of direct and indirect speech:
Direct speech:
➜ Nayanshreyas, said "I have scored 100% marks in maths".
Indirect speech:
➜ Nayanshreyas said that he had scored 100% marks in maths.
Converting direct to indirect speech:
➜ Changing the tenses.
➜ Changing the pronouns.
➜ Changing the expression of the words for (Place, things, Time).