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7. They said, “The river is too shallow.”
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8. We told her , “We are leaving for work at 9 a.m.”
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9. Julie said, “I am reading Gulliver’s Travels.”
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10. Vikram proudly said, “I am a manager.”
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II. Rewrite the given sentences into indirect speech.

1. Deepa will say to the audience, “I am not feeling good.”
2. The servant says, “I can run very fast.”

3. My neighbours say, “We need to hire a new watchman.”

4. The manager is going to say, “There is no off this month.”

Interrogative Sentences

Read the following examples.
1. My friend said to me, “Are you going to school,” (direct speech)

My friend asked me if I was going to school. (indirect speech)
2. He said to me, “Where do you work?” (direct speech)
He asked me where I worked. (indirect speech)

The reporting verb is changed to asked, inquired, etc. If the question sentence begins with an
auxiliary verb, we use if/whether. If the question sentence begins with a question word, then we

use the same word in indirect speech. Other changes are made as discussed above.

Test Yourself

III. Change the speech of these sentences from direct to indirect.
1. The stranger said to me, “Do you live in this locality?”

2. He said to his sister, “Why are you so upset today?”

3. Many tourists said to us, “Have you seen the setting sun?”
4. My parents asked me, “Why did I not submit my assignment on time?”

5. My uncle said to me, “What do you want to become?”

Requests and Commands

Use the words such as ordered, advised, requested, warned, prohibited to report requests and
commands.

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