write the rule of narration?
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Answer:
Some common rules of all type of sentence
Assertive Sentence :
Rule 1 : If the reporting verb is in the present or future form, then there will be no change in reported speech.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : Sakib says, "I did not go there".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he did not go there.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : He says, "I have done ".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he has done.
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Rule 2 : If the reporting verb is in the past form, then the verb in the reported speech is changed into the corresponding past tense . Such as
Present Indefinite -> Past Indefinite
Present Continuous -> Past Continuous
Present Perfect -> Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite -> Past Perfect
Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Future Tense with shall/will -> Future Tense with would/might.
N.B : Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous has no change.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : He said, "I am sick".
Indirect Speech : He said that he was sick.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : Masum said, "I am waiting for 4 hours".
Indirect Speech : Masum said that he was waiting for 4 hours.
Example 3:
Direct Speech : Hakkani said, "I have done my project".
Indirect Speech : Hakkani said that he had done his project.
Example 4:
Direct Speech : Dina said, "I have been working". Indirect Speech : Dina said that she had been working.
Example 5:
Direct Speech : Tanim said, "We implemented our work".
Indirect Speech : Tanim said that they had implemented their work.
Example 6 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I was writing a poem".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had been writing a poem.
Example 7 :
Direct Speech : She said to me, "I will go to dhaka".
Indirect Speech : She told me that he would go to dhaka.
Example 8 :
Direct Speech : Poltu said to me, "I will have finished the work".
Indirect Speech : Poltu told me that he would have finished the work.
Example 9 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I had finished my work".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had finished his work.
Example 10 :
Direct Speech : Ash said, "I had been working since morning".
Indirect Speech : Ash said that he had been working since morning.
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
1.If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the tense in the
reported speech is not changed.
Direct : Nabil says, "I am fine."
Indirect : Nabil says that he is fine.
2. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, the verb in the reported
speech is changed into the corresponding past form.
Nadin said, "I am fine.'
Nadin said that he was fine.
3. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, and the verb of the reported
speech is in the past indefinite tense, it (the verb in the reported
speech) is changed into the past perfect tense.
Direct : Urmi said, “I went to school.
Indirect : Urmi said that she had gone to school
4.If the reporting verb is in the past tense, and the verb in the reported
speech is in the past continuous, it (the verb in the reported speech) is
' changed into the past perfect continuous tense.
Direct :_ He said, "I was reading a book."
Indirect : He said that he had been reading a book.
5. If the Direct Speech describes a universal truth, constant fact, habitual
fact, geographical fact and quotations, the verb in the reported speech
remains unchanged:
Direct : The teacher said, "The earth moves round the sun."
Indirect : The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.
Words in direct speech Words in indirect speech
Here there
This that
Ago before
These those