Question

Transform these sentences into direct speech. 1. Reena instructed her brother to get a glass of water for her. 2. Raju said that it was all his mistakes. 3. The old man asked the fireman if he had saved his nephew. 4. The father requested the teacher to allow him to go home. 5. Mr. Sharma ordered his assistant to meet in his office with the file.​

Answer 1

The transformed sentences are:

1. Reena said to her brother,"Get me a glass of water".
2. Raju said,"It's all my mistake".
3. The old man asked the fireman,"Did you save my nephew?"
4. The father said to the teacher, "please allow him to go home."
5. Mr sharma said to his assistant, "Come meet me in my office with the file."

Explanation:

Sentences from direct speech to indirect is a very common exercise done to hone the skill of english language.

But, changing back the indirect speech to direct becomes a little challenging for few because the rules get a little complex.

• The notations come back and you need to properly place it otherwise it's just going grammatically wrong.
• The comma's have to put in the correct place.
• The tense changes along with the way the sentence was presented in the indirect speech.
• The verbs change a little like:
• That day becomes today.
• Yesterday becomes the previous day.
• had been or have been changes to simple past or future tenses.

It is very much required to know how to quote someone who ever said what. Based on all these rules the following changes were made in the above sentences and the answer is given above.