Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech:
i Mohan said, “I can’t understand English.”
ii She said, “I will come to your house in the evening.”
iii Neha said, “I have bought a new dress.”
iv He said, “My family is going to Bangalore tomorrow.”
v The teacher said, “Please turn to page 22 in your English textbook.”
Answers
Shee said that. She will come to my house in the evening
Neha said that she had bought a new dress
he said that his family is going to Bangalore tomorrow
the teacher said that please turn to page 22 in our English textbook
Answer :
This question is on direct and indirect speech.
The given sentences are in direct speech :
i Mohan said, “I can’t understand English.”
ii She said, “I will come to your house in the evening.”
iii Neha said, “I have bought a new dress.”
iv He said, “My family is going to Bangalore tomorrow.”
v The teacher said, “Please turn to page 22 in your English textbook.”
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "direct speech" as "When you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used."
The given sentences, correctly converted to indirect speech, are as follows :
i Mohan said that he couldn't understand English.
ii She said that she would come to my house in the evening.
iii Neha said that she had bought a new dress.
iv He said that his family was going to Bangalore the next/following day.
v The teacher asked/requested the students to turn to page 22 in their English textbook.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "indirect speech" as "the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words."