Rohit enquired of his plump colleague Simon (a) __________ . Simon replied
(b) __________ in order to stay fit. Realizing that Simon had not understood
what he was asking, Rohit again asked the former if (c) __________ or did
any exercise of that type. With a tongue in his cheek, Simon replied that
(d) __________ .
Answers
Rohit enquired of his plump colleague Simon (a) if he ever worked out. Simon replied (b) that he walked in order to stay fit. Realizing that Simon had not understood what he was asking, Rohit again asked the former if (c) he ever lifted weights or did any exercise of that type. With a tongue in his cheek, Simon replied that (d) when one was as heavy as he was walking was like lifting weight.
Based on the following conversation:
Rohit: Do you ever work out Simon?
Simon: I walk.
Rohit: No, I mean, do you ever lift weights or do that type of exercise?
Simon: When one is as heavy as I am, walking is lifting weights!
We can see that the incomplete paragraph required us to convert the given conversation into indirect speech.
Direct speech is when we report what an individual said as it is however indirect speech is used to talk about the past without using the exact same words.
For example:
Direct speech: Sheetal: "I have a new watch."
Indirect speech: Sheetal said that she had a new watch.
Rohit enquired of his plump colleague Simon (a) if he ever worked out. Simon replied (b) that he walked in order to stay fit. Realizing that Simon had not understood what he was asking, Rohit again asked the former if (c) he ever lifted weights or did any exercise of that type. With a tongue in his cheek, Simon replied that (d) when one was as heavy as he was walking was like lifting weight.
Based on the following conversation:
Rohit: Do you ever work out Simon?
Simon: I walk.
Rohit: No, I mean, do you ever lift weights or do that type of exercise?
Simon: When one is as heavy as I am, walking is lifting weights!
We can see that the incomplete paragraph required us to convert the given conversation into indirect speech.
Direct speech is when we report what an individual said as it is however indirect speech is used to talk about the past without using the exact same words.