Question

Turn the following into indirect speech :

1)' what do you want?'he said to her.
2)He said,'hows your father?'
3)'Are you coming home with me?'he asked.
4)He enquired,'when do you intend to pay me?'
5)he said to us,'Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?'
6)'do you really come from China' said the prince.
7)The poor man exclaimed,'will none of you help me?'
8)'Which way did she go?'asked the young Rakshas.
9)Aladdin said to the magician,'what have I done to deserve so severe a blow?'
10)'don't you know the way home?' asked I.

Answer 1

1. He asked her what she wanted.
2. He asked me how my father was.
3. He asked me if / whether I was going home with him.
4.he enquired him when he will intend to pay
5.He asked us why we were all sitting there doing nothing.
6. The prince asked the young girl if / whether she really came from China.
7. the poor man pleaded whether any of them will help him
8. the young rakshas demanded that whether she went that way
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10.I asked him if /whether he didn’t know the way home.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)' what do you want?'he said to her.

2)He said,'hows your father?'

3)'Are you coming home with me?'he asked.

4)He enquired,'when do you intend to pay me?'

5)he said to us,'Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?'

6)'do you really come from China' said the prince.

7)The poor man exclaimed,'will none of you help me?'

8)'Which way did she go?'asked the young Rakshas.

9)Aladdin said to the magician,'what have I done to deserve so severe a blow?'

10)'don't you know the way home?' asked I.