Question

Rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech.
1. She said to her mother, "We will go out and play in the rain.”
2. Sudha said to Rohan, "You have helped my brother."
3. He said, "Rita, it will be a stormy night."
4. The girl said to her sister, "I will polish my shoes in the morning."
5. The boy said to his father, "I want a new pair of shoes."
6 The lady said to the driver, "You can come here next Monday."
7. I said to my friend, "We will play tomorrow."
8. Niharika told her brother, "You are a genius."
9. Praveena said to her friends, "I want to watch a movie today.”
10. The musician said to the audience, "I will perform again the next week."​

Answer 1

Answer:

She told her mother that they would go out and play in the rain

Sudha told Rohan that he had helped her brother

He told Rita that it would be a stormy night

The girl told her sister that she would polish her shoes in the morning

The boy asked his father for a new pair of shoes

The lady told the driver that he could come there the next Monday

I told my friend that we would play tomorrow

Nigarika told her brother that he was a genius

Praveena told her friends that she wanted to watch a movie that day

The musician announced to/said to the audience that he would perform again the next week

Answer 2

Rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech.

1. She said to her mother, "We will go out and play in the rain.”

• She told her mother that they would go out and play in the rain.

2. Sudha said to Rohan, "You have helped my brother."

• Sudha told Rohan that he had helped her brother.

3. He said, "Rita, it will be a stormy night."

• He told Rita that it would be a stormy night.

4. The girl said to her sister, "I will polish my shoes in the morning."

• The girl told her sister that she would polish her shoes in the morning.

5. The boy said to his father, "I want a new pair of shoes."

• The boy told his father that he wanted a new pair of shoes.

6 The lady said to the driver, "You can come here next Monday."

• The lady told the driver that he could come there next Monday.

7. I said to my friend, "We will play tomorrow."

• I told my friend that we would play the next day.

8. Niharika told her brother, "You are a genius."

• Niharika told her brother that he was a genius.

9. Praveena said to her friends, "I want to watch a movie today.”

• Praveena told her friends that she wanted to watch a movie that day.

10. The musician said to the audience, "I will perform again the next week."

• The musician told the audience that he would perform again the next week.

Assimilate:

Direct Speech

Direct speech is used when the words spoken or written down are the actual words spoken by the same person.

Indirect speech:

➟ Indirect or reported speech is used when a person reports direct speech that is he reports orally or writes down the words in an appropriate tense and refers to the original speakers making other necessary changes.

From direct to indirect:

• He said to the magistrate,"Pardon me."
• He begged the magistrate to pardon him.

• The teacher said,"Work hard, Raman."
• The teacher adviced Raman to work hard.

• He said,"Be quiet and listen to me."
• He urged them to be quiet and listen to him.

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