Choose the most appropriate form of indirect speech for the given sentence. She said to me, “Where are you going for the vacation?” A. She asked me where I was going for the vacation. B. She said that where I was going for the vacation. C. She asked me that where I was going for the vacation. D. She asked where I had been going for the vacation.
Option A: She asked me where I was going for the vacation.
Let’s look at the steps for changing the sentence from direct to indirect speech:
As the reporting verb is in the past tense and direct speech is in the present continuous tense, we will take the following steps:-
The reporting verb ‘said’ is changed to ‘asked’ because ‘Reporting verbs such as said/ said to changes to enquired, asked, or demanded’.
The conjunction ‘that’ is not used because ‘No conjunction is used, if a sentence in direct speech begins with a question (what/where/when) as the “question-word” itself acts as a joining clause’.
The present continuous tense (are going) is changed to the past continuous tense (was going) in the direct speech.
The pronoun ‘You’ is changed to ‘I’ as the first person changes according to the subject.
Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said, “She is going to the party, isn’t she?” A. He said that she had been going to the party and asked if she weren’t. B. He confirmed whether she was going to the party or not. C. He told that she was going to the party. D. He said that she was going to the party or not.
Option B:
While changing the narration of an assertive sentence + question tag, we make the following changes:
‘Said to’ is changed according to the tone. In this sentence the person is confirming, the reported verb is changed accordingly.
The first person (l/We) changes according to the subject, the second person (You) changes according to the object and the third person (He/She/lt) remains unchanged
Conjunction if/whether is used if the question is a close-ended question ( if the answer is “yes” or “no”).
Question mark (?) is replaced with full-stop (.).
Tense, place, and time change according to the rules for both assertive and interrogative sentences.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Ajit says, “There is going to be a snowfall.” A. Ajit said that there is going to be a snowfall. B. Ajit said that there was going to be a snowfall. C. Ajit says that there was going to be a snowfall. D. Ajit says that there is going to be a snowfall.
Option: D
The given sentence is in Direct Speech. As per the question we have to change it into Indirect Speech.
In the given sentence, the reporting verb is in the present tense.
So, the tense of the reported speech will remain the same.
We change the tense and pronouns of reported speech only when reporting verb is in the past tense.
While changing the given Direct narration into Indirect narration, comma and iverted commas will be removed and connector ‘that’ will be added and the reported speech will be written after ‘that’.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. She said, “She must leave all the bad habits.” A. She said she has to leave all the bad habits B. She said that she must have leave all the bad habits C. She said that she had to leave all the bad habits. D. She said that she could leave all the bad habits
Option: C
The given sentence is in direct speech and we need to convert it to indirect speech.
When we change a direct speech to an indirect speech, we must follow these rules:
The reporting verb “said” remains unchanged in the indirect speech.
The inverted commas (“…”) are replaced with the conjunction ‘that’ to show the indirect speech part.
The comma (,) is removed in the indirect speech.
The first word of the indirect speech should be in capital letters.
‘Must’ in direct speech changes to ‘Had to’ in indirect speech.
Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence. Mother said to me, “I’m worried about your safety.” A. Mother told me that she had been worried about my safety. B. Mother told me that she was worried about my safety. C. Mother said she is worried about your safety. D. Mother said that I was worrying about your safety.
Option: B
The given sentence is in Direct Speech. As per the question, we have to change it into Indirect Speech.
The process of transformation is as follows:
In the given sentence the reporting verb has an object. Hence, ‘said to’ will be changed into ‘told’
Comma and inverted commas will be removed.
The conjunction ‘that’ will be addedL.
‘l’ will be changed into ‘she’ because the first person pronouns are changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.
‘am’ will be changed into ‘was’
‘your’ will be changed into ‘my’ because the second-person pronouns are changed according to the object of the reporting verb.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. The lawyer said to the witness, “Tell the court what you saw on Saturday night.” A. The lawyer told the witness to tell the court what you saw on Saturday night. B. The lawyer asked the witness to tell the court what you have seen on Saturday night. C. The lawyer asked the witness to tell the court what he had seen on Saturday night. D. The lawyer ordered the witness to tell the court what I had seen on Saturday night.
Option: C
The given sentence is an imperative sentence.
While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow these steps –
The reporting verb ‘said’ changes to “asked.”
The second person you will be changed into “he”
The tense of the given sentence is simple past tense (saw) which changes to past perfect tense (had seen).
told” option is incorrect because the tense of the sentence given is incorrect.
Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. I said, “What a remarkable likeness between the two sisters!” A. I exclaimed that there was a remarkable likeness between the two sisters. B. I remarked that what a remarkable likeness there was between the two sisters. C. I asked that was there a remarkable likeness between the two sisters. D. I exclaimed that what a remarkable likeness was there between the two sisters.
Option: A
The given sentence is a direct speech.
The basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:
The commas and inverted commas are removed and ‘that’ is added.
The exclamation mark in the direct speech indicates the use of the reporting verb ‘exclaimed’ in indirect speech.
Also, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, we usually change the present form to a past form in reported speech.
Directions: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. “Everything is going to be alright,” said the doctor. A. The doctor said that everything are going to be alright. B. The doctor said that everything will be alright. C. The doctor said that everything was going to be alright. D. The doctor said that everything is going to be alright.
Option: C
The given sentence is a direct speech.
The basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:
The commas, inverted commas are removed, and ‘that’ is added.
The present continuous tense format ‘Subject + is + VI (go) + ing + Object’ will be changed into the past continuous tense format ‘Subject + was + VI (go) + ing + Object’
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The gardener said to the children, “Please do not pluck any flowers.” A. The gardener told to the children to kindly not pluck any flowers. B. The gardener requested the children not to pluck any flowers C. The gardener ordered the children to not pluck any flowers D. The gardener requested to the children please do not pluck any flowers
Option: B
The given sentence is a direct speech.
The basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:
The commas, inverted commas are removed.
‘Please’ indicates a request and therefore, ‘requested’ should be used in place of ‘please’.
‘Don’t” should be replaced by ‘ ‘not to”
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. “Do you attend the film festival at Goa every year?” he asked. A. He is asking me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year. C. B. He had asked me if I was attending the film festival at Goa every year. D. He asked me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year. E. He asks me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year.
Option: C
The given sentence is a direct speech.
The basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:
The question mark (?) is removed and a full stop (.) is used at the end of a sentence.
The given example is an interrogative sentence starting with a helping verb, therefore, ‘do’ will be replaced with ‘if/whether’.
The second person ‘you’ will be changed into
The interrogative statement is changed into an assertive statement (helping verb will come after the subject).
If reported speed in past/present routine action(here every year shows the routine action) then, there is no change in tense of reported speech.
