Rewrite the following sentences changing the direct speech to indirect speech and indirect speech to
direct speech.
1. The maid said, ‘All the windows have been washed thoroughly.’
2.The mother told the children to stay away from the wet floor.
3. The traveler asked the boy, ‘Does this road lead to the inn?’
4. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Take your medicines without fail.’
5. The clever fox said to the foolish crow, ‘Will you sing a song for me?’
6. The manager said to the customers, ‘The staff is on an indefinite strike’.
7. The young girl asked the man, ‘Will you do me a favour?’
8. The fisherman said, ‘I haven’t caught any fish today.’
9. Mitra said, ‘I go for a walk every morning.’
10. The actor said, ‘My new film is due for release next month.’
Answers
Answer:
1. The maid said that all the windows had been washed thoroughly.
2. The mother said to the children, ‘Stay away from the wet floor.’ 3. The traveler asked the boy if that road led to the inn.
4. The doctor advised the patient to take his medicines without fail.
5. The clever fox asked the foolish crow if she would sing a song for him.
6. The manager told the customers that the staff was on an indefinite strike.
7. The young girl asked the man if he would do her a favour.
8. The fisherman said that he hadn’t caught any fish that day.
9. Mitra said that she goes / went for a walk every morning.
10. The actor said that his new film was due for release the following month.
Explanation:
ANSWER :
- 1. The maid said, "All the windows have been washed thoroughly."
➯ The maid said that all the windows had been washed thoroughly.
- 2. The mother told the children to stay away from the wet floor.
➯ The mother said to the children, "Stay away from the wet floor."
Or,
➯ The mother said, "Children! stay away from the wey floor."
- 3. The traveler asked the boy, "Does this road lead to the inn?"
➯ The traveler asked the boy whether that road led to the inn.
- 4. The doctor said to the patient, "Take your medicines without fail."
➯ The doctor advised the patient to take his medicines without fail.
- 5. The clever fox said to the foolish crow, "Will you sing a song for me?"
➯ The clever fox asked the foolish crow to sing a song for him.
Or,
➯ The clever fox asked the foolish crow if he (the crow) would sing a song for him (the fox).
- 6. The manager said to the customers, "The staff is on an indefinite strike."
➯ The manager told the customers that the staff was on an Indefinite strike.
- 7. The young girl asked the man, "Will you do me a favour?"
➯ The young girl asked the man if he would do a favour for her.
- 8. The fisherman said, "I haven’t caught any fish today."
➯ The fisherman said that he hadn't caught any fish that day.
- 9. Mitra said, "I go for a walk every morning."
➯ Mitra said that she goes for a walk every morning.
- 10. The actor said, "My new film is due for release next month."
➯ The actor said that his new film was due for release the following month.
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KNOW MORE :
❒ Types of Speech :-
- ➬ Direct Speech
- ➬ Indirect Speech
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❒ Direct Speech :-
- ➬ In Direct Speech, the words of the speaker is expressed in the same way that it is said by the speaker i.e, with speech marks and using exactly the same words.
- ➬ The words of the speaker are kept within Inverted Comma (" ") in Direct Speech and there we need ti use Comma (,) between the Reporting Verb and Direct Speech.
- ➬ The verb that introduce the Direct Speech is called Reporting Verb.
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❒ Indirect Speech :-
- ➬ In Indirect Speech, the words of the speaker is expressed without speech marks and without necessarily using exactly the same words, keeping the meaning same.
- ➬ Unlike Direct Speech, there is the need of using "that" or any necessary conjunction instead of the the Comma (,) in Indirect Speech.
- ➬ There is also needed some grammatical changes while changing the speech from Direct speech to Indirect Speech.