Practice
on
Narrations
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
Pravish said to Radha,”You missed
the train”
Indirect :
Pravish told Radha that she had
missed the train.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
Sunita said ,”I can win the race
tomorrow ”
Indirect :
Sunita told that she could win the
race next day.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
Akash said to Isha,”Did you see this
movie ?”
Indirect :
Akash asked Isha if/whether she had
seen that movie.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
Praveen said to Radha,”May I come in
?”
Indirect : ?
Praveen asked Radha if he might
come in.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
He said to me ,”I don’t believe you”
Indirect :
He said he didn’t believe me.
Note….
• This and these are changed to that
anh those………
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
He said,”I am glad to be here this
evening.”
Indirect :
He told that he was glad to be there
that evening.
Now …..gear up your
mind…..
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
He says,”I am glad to be here this
evening.”
Note : The changes do not occur if the speech is reported during the
same period or at the same place
Indirect :
He says he is glad to be here this
evening.
Note….
• In reporting a question the Indirect
Speech is introduced by some such
verbs as ASKED or INQUIRED………
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
“Do you suppose you know better
than your own father ?” jeered his
angry mother.
Indirect :
His angry mother jeered and asked
whether he supposed that he knew
better than his own father.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
Puja said to Arjun, “ Go away.”
Indirect :
Puja ordered Arjun to go away.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
“ Call the first witness”, Said the
judge
Indirect :
The judge commanded them to call the
first witness.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct :
“So help me Heaven !” he cried, “ I
will never steal again.”
Indirect :
He called upon Heaven to witness his
resolve never to steal again.
Make the indirect
sentence of the following
Direct : One day he sent for Cassim
and said to him “ You are now old
enough to earn your living, so you
must set off, and make your own way
in the world”
OOPsss..
• its to long to answer…. Ask your
teacher…..
Try to make its Direct..
• Indirect :
As the stranger entered the town he
was met by a police-man, who asked
him if he was a traveler. He replied
carelessly that it would appear so…….
Try to make its Indirect..
Direct:
As the stranger entered the town he
was met by a police-man, who
said,”Are you a traveller ?” “So it
would appear”, he answered
carelessly