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Lord AvaLon Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:56 PM

[QUOTE=Raz]a)
e) He said, "Get your coat, Aslam".
[/QUOTE]

Though i don't have much knowledge but i think it should be

e) He said, "Get my coat, Aslam".

Chauhdary12 Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:11 PM

[B]a) He said, “Don’t open the door.”[/B]
[quote=Last Island]He forbade [COLOR=sienna]me[/COLOR] to open the door. [/quote]
[quote=Raz]
a) He ordered [COLOR=sienna]me[/COLOR] not to open the door. [/quote]
why "me" is used here?

I think the correct is:
[B]He forbade to open the door.[/B]

Raz Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:21 PM

[quote=Lord AvaLon]Though i don't have much knowledge but i think it should be

e) He said, "Get my coat, Aslam".[/quote]

@Lord AvaLon: Your logic seems fit but I think it is two sided sword.

Ok now solve following question:



[B][CENTER]He said, "Get your coat, Aslam" (Change the narration)[/CENTER]
[/B]

[quote=Chauhdary12][B]a) He said, “Don’t open the door.”[/B]


why "me" is used here?

I think the correct is:
[B]He forbade to open the door.[/B][/quote]

@ Chauhdary: Your objection is not baseless but what we have learned in our academic studies: There are some assumed words like "me" and "you". For the standard sentence structure[I] me[/I] is used.

Chauhdary12 Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:49 PM

[quote=dr.atifrana]
4. Transform any five of the following sentences into direct/Indirect Form as the case may be:’
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b) He offered to bring me some tea.
c) He aid, “Thank you!”
e) He told Aslam to get his coat.
f) “If 1 were you, I would wait,” I said.
g) He ordered the peon to lock the door.
h) He warned me not to leave my car unlocked as there had been lot of stealing from cars.
[/quote]

[quote=Raz]
b) He said, "Should I bring you tea". OR He said to me, "Should I bring tea". OR He said, "Should I bring tea for you".
c) He thanked me.
e) He said, "Get your coat, Aslam".
f) I wished if I were in his place I would have waited.
g) He said to peon, "Lock the door".
h) He said, "Don't leave your car unlocked as there have been lot of stealing from cars".
[/quote]

Brother Raz, always use " (inverted comma) at the end of a direct sentence after the full stop, not before it.

I think these should be as:

b) He said, "Bring me some tea."
c) He greeted thank you.
e) He said to Aslam, "Get your coat."
f) I told that I would wait if I had been you.
g) He said to the peon, "Lock the door."
h) He said to me, "Do not leave his car unlocked as there were lot of stealing from cars."

Last Island Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:57 PM

[QUOTE]Brother Raz, always use " (inverted comma) at the end of a direct sentence after the full stop, not before it.[/QUOTE]

Raz is right in his use of inverted commas.

See the examples.

He said, "Don't leave your car unlocked as there have been lot of stealing from cars".

"Bring me some tea."

When there is a full quote, the stop goes before the inverted commas, but when only parts of a sentence are in quotes full stop is placed after the inverted comma.

Raz Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:59 PM

[QUOTE=Chauhdary12]Brother Raz, always use " (inverted comma) at the end of a direct sentence after the full stop, not before it.

I think these should be as:

b) He said, "Bring me some tea."
f) I told that I would wait if I had been you.
h) He said to me, "Do not leave his car unlocked as there were lot of stealing from cars."[/QUOTE]

Please rethink on
b) [B]me [/B]is not suitable here
f) [B]told[/B]
h) [B]his[/B]

Lord AvaLon Friday, March 13, 2009 12:05 AM

Yeah i agree with Raz,

Can we do it like that?
He said to me, "Shall I bring tea".

Last Island Friday, March 13, 2009 12:13 AM

[QUOTE]b) He offered to bring me some tea.[/QUOTE]

He said, "Shall I bring you some tea". [COLOR=White]...................................[/COLOR]

Raz Friday, March 13, 2009 12:14 AM

No objection on your following sentence:
[quote=Lord AvaLon]Yeah i agree with Raz,

Can we do it like that?
He said to me, "Shall I bring tea".[/quote]


On which point did you agree Lord AvaLon?


Please solve this sentence:
He said, "Get your coat, Aslam."

[quote=Last Island]He said, "Shall I bring you some tea". [COLOR=white]...................................[/COLOR][/quote]

Agreed. Sounds more accurate.

Thanks Last Island

Lord AvaLon Friday, March 13, 2009 12:19 AM

[QUOTE=Raz]Please rethink on
b) [B]me [/B]is not suitable here
f) [B]told[/B]
h) [B]his[/B][/QUOTE]

This one!
If "me" is used then it will be ordering rather than offering.


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