Question

Transform the following from direct to reported speech, or vice versa.
that you can also change the voice of the reporting verb.
1. We were asked by the Principal to observe two minutes' silence on Martyr's
Day.
2. 'Drop your weapon the detective ordered the criminal.
3. Ramu asked me: 'Can you help me understand fractions?'
4. The judge announced, 'The winner of the elocution contest will have to make
an extempore speech
5. You are not to go out without your jacket,' said my father.
6. 'Where have all the flowers gone?' wondered the old lady.
. The stranger said, 'Please show me the way to the post office.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1)Principal asked us to observe two minutes

silence on Martyr's day. (passive-active)

(2)The detective ordered the criminal to drop his

weapon (direct-indirect)

(3)Ramu asked me whether I could help him

understand fractions (direct-indirect)

(4)The judge announced that the winner of the

elocution contest would have to make

an extempore speech (direct-indirect)

(5)My father ordered me not to go out with a

jacket (direct-indirect)

(6)The old lady asked where all the flowers had

gone(direct-indirect)

(7)The stranger requested to show him the way

to post office

Explanation:

Let us know about the conjunctions that we need

to use in case of each sentence while changing

sentence from direct to indirect speech

Assertive sentence-that

Interrogative-whword and if/whether

Imperative-asked/ordered/requested to

Exclamatory-exclaimed that

Answer 2

Explanation:

Question and answer:-

Change into direct to indirect speech and vice-versa:-

1. We were asked by the principal to observe two minutes of silence on Martyr's day.

• The principal said,"Observe two minutes of silence on Martyr's day."

2. "Drop your weapon", the detective ordered the criminal.

• The detective ordered the criminal to drop his/her weapon.

3. Ramu asked me,"Can you help me understand fractions?"

• Ramu asked me to help him in understanding fractions.

4. The judge announced," The winner of the elocution contest will have to make an extempore speech."

• The judge announced that the winner of the elocution contest will have to make a extempore speech.

5. "You should not go out without your jacket",said my father.

• My father advised me not to go out without jacket.

6. "Where have all the flowers gone?",wondered the old lady.

• The old lady wondered that where are all the flowers go.

7. The stranger said,"Please show me the way to the post office."

• The stranger requested to show him/her the way to the post office.

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