Write these sentences in reported speech.
1. He asked her, "Do you like painting?"
2. She said to her son, "Where are you going?"
3. Father said, "Manu, open the door."
4. He asked the young man, "Are you going to repay
your debt?"
5. "Why don't you stay with us?" she asked her
guests politely.
6. The old man said to them, "Please give me something
to eat."
7. Mother said, “Sania, please give me a glass of water."
8. The policeman said, “All your records are in place."
9. The doctor said, "Travelling is not good for you."
10. The teacher requested, “Please give me a pencil."
Answers
Answer:
The phrase "They said you didn't like it" or "I asked her what her plans were" are examples of reported speech. "Citizens complained about the smoke" is an example of non-reported speech. Use indirect speech in AM, according to [British] regional remark.
Explanation:
1. He enquired her if she liked painting.
2. She asked her son where he was going.
3. Father ordered Manu to open the door.
4. They Young man enquired him if he was going to repay his debt.
5. She asked her guest politely if they can stay with them.
6. The old man requested them to give him something to eat.
7. Mother requested Sania to give her a glass of water.
8. The policeman said that his records were in place.
9. The doctor advised him that traveling was not good for him.
10. The teacher requested to give her a pencil.
- The way we present our own or other people's speech is known as reported speech.
- Direct speech and indirect speech are the two basic categories of reported speech.
- Direct speech repeats the speaker's precise words or their words as we recall them: "I didn't realize it was midnight," Barbara said.
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Write these sentences in reported speech.
1. He asked her, "Do you like painting?"
2. She said to her son, "Where are you going?"
3. Father said, "Manu, open the door."
4. He asked the young man, "Are you going to repay
your debt?"
5. "Why don't you stay with us?" she asked her
guests politely.
6. The old man said to them, "Please give me something
to eat."
7. Mother said, “Sania, please give me a glass of water."
8. The policeman said, “All your records are in place."
9. The doctor said, "Travelling is not good for you."
10. The teacher requested, “Please give me a pencil."
Explanation:
1. He enquired her if she liked painting.
2. She asked her son where he was going.
3. Father ordered Manu to open the door.
4. They Young man enquired him if he was going to repay his debt.
5. She asked her guest politely if they can
stay with them.
6. The old man requested them to give him something to eat.
7. Mother requested Sania to give her a
glass of water.
8. The policeman said that his records were
in place.
9. The doctor advised him that traveling was not good for him.
10. The teacher requested to give her a pencil.