Direct And Indirect Speech
- by Chetna Bhatt
Types of Indirect Sentences
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Types of Interrogative Sentences
There are two types of interrogative Sentences
Those that are
introduced by
modals like, is,
are, has, have,
am, does, do,
did, will, can
shall, could, etc
Those that are
introduced by
interrogative
words like, why,
when, where,
which, what,
who, how, etc.
Types of Interrogative Sentences
Sentences which are introduced by
modals use words like: asked,
inquired, questioned in place of
‘said’ and are followed by words
like ‘if’ or ‘whether’. Thus the
interrogative sentence will be
changed to a simple sentence.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Modals
Direct: Rajesh said to Rani, “will
you help me with my lesson?”
Indirect: Rajesh asked Rani
whether she would help him
with his lesson.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Modals
Direct: Seema said, “Rohan, did
you check your pocket?”
Indirect: Seema asked Rohan if
he had checked his pocket.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Modals
Direct: The blind man said to the
lady, “Can you help me?”
Indirect: The blind man asked
the lady whether she could help
him.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Modals
Direct: Reema said to Sunita,
“Are these answers correct?”
Indirect: Reema inquired of
Sunita if those answers were
correct.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Modals
Direct: “Abhishek, did you pay for
this book?” said Saloni.
Indirect: Saloni asked Abhishek
whether he had paid for that
book.
Types of Interrogative Sentences
When an Interrogative
Sentence is introduced by
Questioning words like when,
where, how, what, which,
why,etc. The questioning word
acts as the Conjunction.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Questioning Words
Direct: Rani said to Rohan,
“When do you play Cricket?”
Indirect: Rani asked Rohan when
he played Cricket.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Questioning Words
Direct: Columbus said, “What did
you see?”
Indirect: Columbus asked what
they saw.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Questioning Words
Direct: Roshni said, “Anandi,
what are you doing?”
Indirect: Roshni asked Anandi
what she was doing?
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Questioning Words
Direct: “Where do you live?”
asked the Dwarf.
Indirect: The Dwarf enquired
where she lived.
E.g. of Interrogative Sentences
using Questioning Words
Direct: The Soldier said to us,
“Where do you want to go?”
Indirect: The Soldier questioned
us about where we wanted to
go.
Today we have learnt the types
of Interrogative Sentences.
Next time we will learn about
Imperative Sentences &
Exclamatory Sentences.
Thank You