Question

Write the given situation in direct speech or dialogue form : Rohan told his mother that he hated being a boarder. His mother consoled him saying that she would speak to his father soon.

Answer 1

To convert indirect speech into direct speech one needs to follow these few rules:

• Simple past will be changed to simple present tense.
• That will be changed to said.
• Insert comma and inverted comma in the sentence while changing.
• Conditional continuous (would) will be changed to future continuous.

The given sentences can be changed into direct speech as follows:

Rohan Said to his mother, " I hate being a boarder".

Rohan Said to his mother, " I hate being a boarder".His mother replied, " I will speak to your father soon".

Answer 2

Rohan said to his mother, "He hates being a boarder". His mother said, "I will talk to your father".

Explanation:

• In direct speech, the given sentences can be written as
• Rohan said to his mother, "He hates being a boarder". His mother said, "I will talk to your father".
• In direct speech, the exact words of the speaker are quoted and inverted commas are used at the beginning and end of the sentence.
• As per the narration rule, if the reporting speech is in past tense then it is changed into a simple present tense.