EXERCISE -1
Change the form of narration in the following sentences:
1. Lie said to me, “Do you take exercise daily?’
2. Mohan said to me, “Are you going to Sangrur?”
3. Radha said to Krishan, “Do you eat butter?”
4. He said to me, “Are you well?”
5. I said to my friend, “When did you come?”
6. He said to me. “Is your father a doctor?”
7. The shopkeeper said to me, “What do you want?”
8. The teacher said to the students, “Why are you making a noise?”
9. She said to her brother, “Do you like chocolate?”
10. The student said to the Headmaster, “May I come in?”
11. The policeman said to me, “Where do you live
12. Ram said to Shyam, “What are you reading?”
ANSWERS:
1. He asked me if I took exercise daily.
2. Mohan asked me if I was going to Sangrur.
3. Radha asked Krishan if he ate butter.
4. He asked me if I was well.
5. 1 asked my friend when he had come.
6. He asked me if my father was a doctor.
7. The shopkeeper asked me what I wanted.
8. The teacher asked the students why they were making a noise.
9. She asked her brother if he liked chocolate.
10. The student asked the Headmaster if he might come in.
11. The policeman asked me where 1 lived.
12. Ram asked Shyam what he was reading.
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EXERCISE – 2
Put the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. Shopkeeper to the lady, “Do you want the red sari or the green one?”
2. I to the policeman, “Can you tell me the way to the hospital?”
3. Parent to the teacher, “Will my daughter pass or fail?”
4. My neighbour to me, “Are you going to Delhi next week?”
5. Ravi to Raju, “Shall we plan a picnic for next Sunday?”
6. Father to son, “Hasn’t the postman come yet?”
7. Mother to me, “Have you watered the plants?”
8. Secretary to the visitor, “Who do you want to see?”
9. Mr Munshi to me, “Whose portrait are you painting?”
10. Uncle to me, “When does the postman come every day?”
ANSWERS:
1. The shopkeeper asked the lady if she wanted the red sari or the green one.
2. I asked the policeman if he could tell me the way to the hospital.
3. The parent asked the teacher whether his daughter would pass or fail.
4. My neighbour asked me if I was going to Delhi next week.
5. Ravi asked Raju if they should plan a picnic for next Sunday.
6. The father asked the son if the postman had not come yet.
7. Mother asked me whether I had watered the plants.
8. The secretary asked the visitor whom he wanted to see.
9. Mr Munshi asked me whose portrait I was painting.
10. Uncle asked me when the postman came every day.
