Question

Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect Speech : (i) Mother said to me, "Go and wash your hand." (ii) The teacher said to the boys, "May you pass in the first division !" (iii) He said to me, "Who taught me English ?"

Answer 1

Answer:

1. mother told me to go and wash my hands.

2. the teacher exclaimed to boy that he might pass in the first division.

3. He asked me who had though me english.

Answer 2

Indirect sentences are sentences in reported speech.

Explanation:

1. Mother directed me to go wash my hands.
2. The teacher hoped for the boys to clear in the first division.
3. He asked me who taught me English?

• Indirect speech is the form where the contents of a sentence is conveyed in a reported speech as if it has already occurred.
• The given examples showcase how determiners can be used to specify the nature of the sentence.
• The first one is a direction where the mother tells the child to wash hands.
• The second example explains that the teacher wishes or hopes that the boys passed in the first division.
• The third one is a question about who teaches English.