Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

i guess it is up to 1 how he express his joy...either by hurrah, or by yahoo...even ppl use "bravo" for same purpose...

plz correct me if m wrong....

Originally Posted by nice051

yahoo means bestial person . normally native speakers seldom use the word yahoo to show their feelings. you would rather use hurrah or bravo to show the expression of joy.

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2011

Change the narration from Indirect to Direct or Direct to Indirect

1. I could not got into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window", he said.
He said that he didn't get into the house because he had been lost his key so he had been to broke a window.

He said that he could not get into the house because he had lost his key, so he had to break a window.[you can't use been here]

2. "Would you like to see over the house or are you more interested in the garden"? She asked me.
She asked me whether I like to saw over the house or I were more interested in the garden.

She asked me if/whether I would like to see over the house or I was more interested in the garden.

3. "Please send whatever you can spare. All contributions will be acknowledged immediately", Said Secretary of the disastrous fund.
Secretary of the disastrous fund requested to send whatever we could spare as all contributions would be acknowledged immediately.

I think this one is correct

4. She asked if he'd like to go to the concert and I said I was sure he would.
She said to me,"Will he like to go to the concert" , i said "I am sure he will".

She said to me,"Will he like to go to the concert?". I said, "I am sure he will".

5. I told her to stop making a fuss about nothing and said that she was lucky to have got a seat at all.
I said to her, "Stop making a fuss about nothing, you are lucky to have a seat at all."

I said to her, "Stop making a fuss about nothing. You are lucky to have got a seat at all."


6. The teacher said, "You must not forget what I told you last lesson. I shall expect you to be able to repeat it next lesson by hear."
The teacher told that i must not forgot about her last lesson and she should expect that i might be able to repeat it coming lesson by heart .


The teacher told me/said to me that I must not forget what she had told me last lesson and said that she would expect me to be able to repeat it coming lesson by heart .

7. He asked me if he should leave it in the car
He said to me,"Shall i leave it in the car".

He said to me,"Shall i leave it in the car?".

8. He said, "May I open the window? It's rather hot in here."
He asked me if he might open the window and said that it was rather hot in there.

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2010

Change the narration from Indirect to Direct or Direct to Indirect

1) On Monday he said, "My son is coming today."
He said on Monday that his son was coming that day.

2) They wanted to know where he was going the following week.
They said, "Where is he going the next week?"

3) He said, "Did she go yesterday?"
He asked if she had gone previous day.

4) 'By God', he said, "I do not know her nickname."
He swore by God that he did not know her nickname.

5) He says that we are to meet him at the station.
He says, "We are to meet him at the station"

6) He said, "I don't know the way. ask the old man sitting on the gate."
He said that he did not know the way and that to ask the old man sitting on the gate.

7) My father prayed that i would recover from my illness.
My father said to me, "May you recover."

8) He said, "How will you manage it?"
He asked that how he would managed it.

Originally Posted by nice051

7. the teacher told me that i must not forget about what she told me last lesson and said that she would expect me to be able to repeat it coming lesson by heart. 8. he asked me if he might open the window as it was rather hot in there.

Originally Posted by Amigo

I have corrected your mistakes to the best of my knowledge. Any specific sentence from this question paper you want to discuss?

Originally Posted by Amigo

All are correct except for the last sentence. It should be 'manage' instead of 'managed'.

Originally Posted by nice051

7. the teacher told me that i must not forget about what she had told me last lesson and said that she would expect me to be able to repeat it coming lesson by heart.

8. He said, "May I open the window? It's rather hot in here."
8. he asked me if he might open the window as it was rather hot in there.

Originally Posted by Amigo

My 8th sentence might be wrong. Your's and Afshan's look more plausible. But for the teacher wala sentence and many others, I have a TIP- Avoid adding any words by yourself in the original sentence. Secondly 'told' will be converted to 'had told'.

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

i have started this thread 2 practice direct indirect of Past Pprs... dear members plz review and mark out mistakes if any.

2002

Change the following sentences from direct speech to Indirect Speech:

1. "Hurrah''! Said the captain of the team, "we won the match".
The captain of the team exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

2. "Please Sir, take pity on a poor beggar woman'', the wretched old woman asked for alms
The wretched old woman begged/requested for alms that took pity on a poor beggar woman.

3. They say. "Is this the right time to arrive, Aren't you forgetting something"?
They say whether that is the right time to arrive and if we are not forgetting something.

4. He often says, "I am always willing to help the needy, if I am assured they are really in need''.
He often says that he is always willing to help the needy,if he is assured they are really in need.

5. The master said, "How long will you take in warming my food".
The master inquired how long he would take in warming my food.

6 The boy said. "Alas' I could not pass my examination"
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he could not pass his examination

7. "Come hare quickly and work out this problem on the blackboard" said the teacher.
The teacher asked come there quickly and work out that problem on the blackboard.

8. "What a lovely evening!" Said Irum.
Irum exclaimed that the evening was lovely.

9. "What is the name of this beautiful building?" asked the visitor.
The visitor inquired what the name of that building was.

10. He said "Sit down over here and don't move until I allow you".
He ordered to him that sit down over there and do not move until he allow him.


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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2003

Change the following to reported speech:

(1) "This is your house, isn't it?" asked Jcmmic.
Jcmmick inquired whether or not the house that was your house.

(2) "Where do you want to be dropped?" said the taxi driver.
The taxi driver asked where you want to be dropped.

(3) "Call the first witness," said the judge.
The judge ordered to call the first witness.

(4) "Don't blame him for the accident," the boy's mother said.
The boy's mother said not to blame him for the accident.

(5) He said, "I banged on Cliffs door but he did not answer".
He said that he had banged on cliffs door but he did not answer.

(6) "Where is the boat? Hurry up we are being chased", she cried.
He asked where the boat was and tell them to get hurry as they were being chased.

(7) "I have lost my way. Can you direct me to the Post Office please?" said the old lady.
The old lady requested to take her to the post office as she had lost her way.

(8) He said to me, "what a pity you missed such an important meeting.
He regretfully said that I had missed a very important meeting.

(9) "How wonderful! Why didn't you suggest this plan earlier".
He exclaimed with joy why I had not informed him about that plan earlier.

(10) He said, "Let's wait till the road gets cleared".
He suggested us to wait until the roads got cleared.

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

Dear Amigo,

What abt narrations on page 1 of the thread... are they seems fine to u..???