English » Direct Indirect Speech
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Manoj said to Mira, “Do not try to make a fool of me.”
Manoj told Mira to not try to make a fool of me.
Manoj told Mira to not to try to make a fool of me.
Manoj told Mira not to try to make a fool of him.
Manoj told Mira do not try to make a fool of him.
Narration change of imperative sentence
We change the “Reporting Verb” of direct speech into indirect speech according to the tense at the time of narration change. I have mentioned the reporting verb below.
Imperative Sentence
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Say |
Order/request/advise/command |
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[,] |
Aff- to Neg- not to |
When we change the reported speech of imperative sentences, we use “Order/ request/ advise/ command” instead of “Say/ Say to”. Then we use “To” for affirmative sentences and “Not to” for negative sentences instead of comma marks.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following-
He said to me, “What do you want?”
He told me what he wanted to be done
He asked me what he wanted
He asked me what I wanted
He asked me what I had wanted
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration
He said, “Don't be foolish."
He told me don't be foolish
He told me not to be foolish
He forbade me to foolish
He forbade me not to be foolish
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following
He said to her, “What is your father?”
He asked her what her father was
He asked her what his father was
He asked her what his father had been
He asked her what her father had been
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following
She said to me, “You played cricket with me."
She told me that I played cricket with her
She told me that she played cricket with me
She told me that I had played cricket with her
She told me that she had played cricket her
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration-
He said to me, "Are you happy?"
He told me that he was happy
He told me that he was being happy
He asked me if you were happy
He asked me whether I was happy
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Direction (16-17): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.
“Do you want balloons?” he said to the child.
He asked the child if it wanted balloons
He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.
He asked the child did it want balloons.
He asked the child if it would want balloons.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Direction (16-17): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.
She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”
She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.
She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.
She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.
She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
“Will you play with me?”, said she to him. (Narration)
She asked him if he would play with her
She ordered him to he would play with her
She said to him that he will play with her.
She requested him that he will play with her.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He asked us, “When are you reaching?”
He asked us whether we are reaching.
He asked us when we were reaching.
He asked us when will you reach?
He asked us when we will reach.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following—
He said to me, "Why do you go today?"
He told me why did I go today
He asked me why did I go today
He asked me why he went that day
He asked me why I went that day
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the narration of the given sentence.
He said to him, 'please give me another chance.'
He said to them that please give me another chance
He told them that give him another chance
He requested him to given him another chance
He requested them to please give him another chance
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the narration of the given sentence :
"Please, give me your pen."said Sonu to Sarita.
Sonu told Sarita to give him his pen.
Sonu asked Sarita to please give him her pen.
Sonu requested Sarita to give him her pen.
Sonu suggested Sarita to give him her pen.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the narration of the given sentence :
I said to him, “You are the most trust worthy friend that I have."
I told him that he was the most trust worthy friend that I had.
I told him that he is the most trust worthy friend that I had
I told him that he has been the most trust worthy friend that I have.
I told him that he was the most trust worthy friend I will ever have.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following—
She said to me, "I taught you yesterday."
She told me that I taught you yesterday
She told me that I taught you the previous day
She told me that I had taught you the previous day
She told me that I had been taught by you the previous day
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following—
You said to me, "You are my friend."
You told me that you were my friend
You told me that I was your friend
You told me that I was my friend
You told me that you had been my friend
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Change the Narration of the following—
I said to him, "Why are you sad?"
I told him why he was sad
I asked him that he was sad
I asked him whether he was sad
I asked him why he was sad
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Directions (6-7): Change the Narration of the following—
Reena said to Rajesh, "I need your book."
Reena says Rajesh to need my help
Reena told Rajesh that he needs my book
Reena told Rajesh that he needed my book
Reena told Rajesh that she needed his book
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Directions (6-7): Change the Narration of the following—
I said to them, "Let us go out."
I asked them to go out
I proposed to them that you go out
I proposed to them that we should go out
I ordered them to go out
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Soni said, "You, shut up!" (Narration)
Soni asked me to shut up
Soni requested me to shut up
I was asked to shut up
She told me to shut up