worksheet of indirect speech
Ahmed asked me will you be com
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Explanation:
While converting a speech from direct to indirect, the tense changes to past tense (if it is in simple present, it changes to simple past, if it's in present continuous, it changes to past continuous, and so on.) because the event is now being spoken of at a later time.
When a question expects an answer in a 'yes/no/ form, then this type of question is reported in this format: asked + if/whether + clause.
The given interrogative sentence expects a reply in a yes or a no. Option C is in the form: He asked me + if + clause (I was going with them).
('Come' is usually changed to 'go' in reported speech.)
Hence option C is correct.
Option A is still in the same form, in direct speech and question form; only the inverted commas and the question mark have been omitted. While changing from one speech to another, the form has to change. Hence A is incorrect.
In B, only the verb ('are' by 'was') and pronouns ('you' by 'I' and 'us' by 'them') have been replaced, but along with it, the form must also change from a question to a declarative sentence. Hence B is incorrect.
Similarly, option D is still in question form 'was I going with them' hence D is also incorrect.
Answer:
I.Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect Speech.
1. Manasa said to Athena , ‘We forgot our books in the library yesterday’.
Manasa said to Athena that they had forgotten their books in the library the day
before .
2. Mukti says to her brother, ‘ You are lazy and leave your things everywhere.’
Mukti tells her brother that he is lazy and leave his things everywhere.
3. Laya will say,‘My father has a big car.’
Laya will say that her father has a big car.
4. Antara told her friends, ‘You all bought me a wonderful gift yesterday.’
Antara told her friends that they all had bought her a wonderful gift the day before.
5. Teachers tell their students’ There is no shortcut to success.’
Teachers tell their students that there is no shortcut to success.
6. Simran said to her mother, ‘I will borrow your jewellry for my party tomorrow.’
Simran told her mother that she would borrow her jewellery for her party the next day.
7. Father said , ‘Harsha, I have bought a new pen for you.’
Father told Harsha that she had bought a new pen for him.
8. Sneha told Kapil, ‘I am going to watch the new movie with my sister next week.’
Sneha told Kapil that she was going to watch the new movie with his sister the
following week.
9. ‘These children always fight like this,’ said the Warden to the Supervisor.
The Warden told the Supervisor that those children always fight like that.
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10. Mukesh told Reema ,‘Parents love their children.’
Mukesh told Reema that parents love their children.
11. Jyoti said to her cousin, ‘I learnt swimming when I was very young.’
Jyoti told her cousin that she had learnt swimming when she was very young.
12. My father says,’Getting good marks is not the only thing expected from a student’.
My father says that getting good marks is not the only thing expected from a student.
13. Zoya said to me,’It is necessary to take all your books to school next week.’
Zoya told me that it was necessary to take all my books to school the following
week.
14. Zareen said to her uncle, “I can buy you an ice -cream from this shop”.
Zareen told her uncle that she could buy him an ice cream from that shop.
15. Simran told her guests,’ It has been raining heavily since yesterday.’
Simran told her guests that it had been raining heavily since the day before.
II. Rewrite from Indirect Speech to Direct speech.
1. Shreya told her mother that she could drive better the following year.
Shreya said to her mother,’ I can drive better next year’.
2. Ranjana told her driver that she had left her water bottle in the car that day.
Ranjana said to her driver,’I have left my water bottle in the car today’.
3. Srini told his friend that he would write with both his hands then and show
everybody.
Srini said to his friend,’ I will write with both my hands now and show everybody.
4. Nureen told his sister that they were going to a party that evening.
Nureen said to her sister,’We are going to a party this evening.’
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5. Anita says that plants take in oxygen.
Anita says,’ Plants take in oxygen.
6. My grandfather will say that children should respect elders.
My grandfather will say, ’Children should respect elders’.
7.The children told the teacher that they had not done their homework.
The children said to the teacher .’ We have not done our homework.’
8.The teacher told the children that all art forms reflected their culture and traditions.
The teacher said to the children,’ All art forms reflect your/our culture and traditions’.
9. My father said that it was important to choose what was beneficial to you.
My father said,’It is important to choose what is beneficial to you’.
10. Sam said that he didn’t ask people for directions while he drove.
Sam said,’I don’t ask people for directions while I drive.’
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