Quote:
Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary
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 to take pity on a poor beggar woman.
3. They say. "Is this the right time to arrive, Aren't you forgetting something"?
They ask whether that is the right time to arrive and if you 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 me how long i would take in warming his 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 ordered to come there quickly and work out that problem on the blackboard.
8. "What a lovely evening!" Said Irum.
Irum exclaimed with joy that was a lovely evening.
9. "What is the name of this beautiful building?" asked the visitor.
The visitor inquired what the name of that building was.
The visitor asked the name of that beautiful building.
10. He said "Sit down over here and don't move until I allow you".
He ordered him to sit down over there and forbade him to move until he allowed him. |
They ask whether that is the right time to arrive and they further asked if we are not forgetting something.
The master inquired of me how long i would take in warming his food.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2003
CHANGE THE NARRATION OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
(1) "This is your house, isn't it?" asked Jammie.
Jammie asked if this is my house.
(2) "Where do you want to be dropped?" said the taxi driver.
The taxi driver asked where i wanted to be dropped.
(3) "Call the first witness," said the judge.
The judge ordered that first witness be called.
or
The judge ordered to call the first witness.
(4) "Don't blame him for the accident," the boy's mother said.
The mother asked not to blame her son 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.
She exclaimed with suspicion/fear where the boat was 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 that she had lost her way, if i could direct her to the post office.
(8) He said to me, "what a pity you missed such an important meeting.
He exclaimed with regret that i had missed such an important meeting.
(9) "How wonderful! Why didn't you suggest this plan earlier".
He exclaimed with surprise why i had not suggested this plan earlier.
(10) He said, "Let's wait till the road gets cleared".
He suggested to wait till the road got cleared. |
Jammie asked if this was my house.
He said that he had banged on cliffs door but he had not answered.
She cried with fear where the boat was and further asked them to be quick as they were being chased.
The old lady told that she had lost her way and further requested if I could direct her to the post office.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2005
change the narration from direct to indirect or indirect to direct speech
1). Our sociology professor said , ‘I expect you to be in class every day. Unexcused absences may affect your grades.’
Our sociology professor expected/advised us to be in class everyday as unexcused absences might affect our grades.
2). My father often told me , ‘every obstacle is a steppingstone to success. You should view problems in your life as opportunities to prove yourself.’
My father often advised me that every obstacle is a steppingstone to success.I should view problems in my life as opportunities to prove myself.
3). When tom asked Jack why he could’nt go to the game, Jack said he didn’t have enough money for a ticket.
Tom said to Jack, "Why can you not go to the game?" Jack replied, "I don't have enough money for a ticket"
4). When I asked the ticket seller if the concert was going to be rescheduled, she told me that she didn’t know and said that she just worked there.
I said to the ticket seller, "Is the concert going to be rescheduled ?" ; she replied, "I dont know.I just work here."
5). Ali said, ‘I must go to Lahore next week to visit my ailing mother.’
Ali decided/declared that he must go to Lahore the coming week to visit his ailing mother.
or
Ali intended/anticipated to go to Lahore the coming week for visiting his ailing mother.
6). The policeman told the pedestrian, ‘you mustn’t cross the road against the red light’
The policeman forbade the pedestrian to cross the road against the red light.
7). Ahmed asked if what I said was really true.
Ahmad said to me, "Is what you say really true?"
8). Sarah wanted to know where they would be tomorrow around three O’clock
Sarah said, "Tell me, Where will we be tomorrow around three O'clock?"
CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOMED.....! |
Our sociology professor expected/advised us to be in class everyday, he further warned us that unexcused absences might affect our grades.
Tom said to Jack, "Why you cannot go to the game?" Jack replied, "I don't have enough money for a ticket"
Quote:
Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary
2006
(1) He said, “let it rain ever so hard I shall go out”.
He said that may it rain ever so hard, he would go out.
(2) The mother said to the young girl, “Do you know where salim is”?
The mother asked the young girl whether she knew where Salim was.
(3) The officer said, “Hang it all! Can you not do it more neatly”.
The officer ordered them to hang that all and asked them if they could not do that more neatly.
(4) Invoking our help with a loud voice she asked us whether we would come to her aid.
She said to us,"Help! Will you come to my aid."
(5) He exclaimed with an oath that no one could have expected such a turn of events.
He said, "I swear, no one can have expected such a turn of even ts!"
(6) The teacher said to his students, “Why did you come so late”?
The teacher inquired his students why they had come that late.
(7) They applauded him saying that he had done well.
They said to him, "Bravo! You have done well".
(8) “You say,” said the judge, “the bag you lost contained one hundred and ten pounds”?
The judge inquired him if he said that the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.
The judge inquired him if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds. |
He said that it might rain ever so hard, he would go out.
The teacher inquired of his students why they had come that late.
She said to us, "Hey! will you help me me?"
He said, "I swear, no one could expect such a turn of events."
The judge confirmed whether he said that the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2007
1) “this world, “he declared” is full of sorrow. Would that I were dead!”
He wished that he had been dead because this world is full of sorrow.
2) he said to me, “come early; we shall be waiting for you.”
He advised me to come early as they would be waiting for me.
3) “how delighted I am, “said he, “to meet my friends here by my own fireside!”
He was delighted to meet his friends there by his own fireside.
4) the man said that he was quite sure he should succeed.
The man said, "I am quite sure. I shall succeed"
5) John exclaimed with a sigh that he was ruined.
John said, "Alas! I am ruined"
6) The constable enquired of the man where he was going
The constable asked the man, "Where are you going?"
7) The boy said that he would walk.
The boy said, "I will/shall walk"
8) “what losses, “cried he, “have I suffered? What anguish have I endured!”
He exclaimed with grief that he had suffered losses and had endured anguish.
or
He exclaimed with grief/sorrow that he had endured anguish. |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2008
Change the narration from Direct to Indirect or Indirect to Direct speech. (5)
i. He said to his friend, “Let me go home now”
He asked his friend to let him go home now.
ii. I will say “Mother, I will always obey you”
I would say to my mother that i will always obey her.
iii. “Splendid”: said father as he read my report,
Father applauded me as he read my report.
iv. He said, “Good morning, can you help me”
He asked if i could help him.
v. She said “Brother, why do you tease me”
She asked her brother why did he tease her.
vi. The King said to the Queen, “If I die, take care of my people”
The king advised the queen take care of his people after his death.
vii. “By God”, he said” I do not know his name”
He exclaimed with an oath that he did not know his his name
viii. You exclaimed with sorrow that you lost your pen.
You said, "Ah! I lose my pen." |
He requested his friend to let him go home then.
He wished me good morning and further asked if I could help him.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2009
(i) He said to him, “why do you waste your time?”
He asked him why he wasted his time.
(ii) He ordered his servant not to stand there doing nothing.
He said to his servant, "Do not stand here doing nothing"
(iii) He exclaimed with joy that he had won the match.
He said, "Hurrah! I have won the match"
(iv) The traveler said, “What a dark night?”
The traveler exclaimed with wonder that was a dark night.
(v) He said, “Let it rain even so hard, I will start today.”
He told that he would start today however hard it might rain.
(vi) My mother said, “May you live happily and prosper in your life.”
My mother prayed that i might live happily and prosper in my life.
or
My mother prayed for my happy and prosperous life.
(vii) He said, “How foolish have I been?”
He exclaimed with regret that he had been very foolish. |
He told that it might rain even so hard he would start that day.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2010
1) On Monday he said, "My son is coming today."
He told that his son was coming on monday
2) they wanted to know where he was going the following week.
They asked, " where are you going the next week".
3) he said, "Did she go yesterday?"
He asked if she had gone the previous day.
4) 'By God', he said, "I do not know her nickname."
He exclaimed with an oath that he did not know her nickname.
5) he says that we are to meet him at the station.
He says, "We meet him at the station".
6) He said, "I don't know the way. ask the old man sitting on the gate."
He told that he did not know the way and i should ask the old man sitting on the gate.
7) My father prayed that i would recover from my illness
My father said, "May you recover from your illness".
8) He said, "How will you manage it?"
He inquired how i would manage it.
or
He wanted to know how i would manage that.
Corrections are highly welcomed |
He says, "we are to meet him at the station."
He told that he had not known the way, he further suggested to ask the old man sitting on the gate.
He wanted to know how would i manage that.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2011
"I couldn't get into the house because i had lost my key, so i had to break a window", he said.
He told that he could not get into the house because he had lost his key so he had to break a window.
"Would you like to see over the house or are you more interested in the garden?", she asked me.
She inquired of me if i would like to see over the house or whether i was more interested in the garden.
"Please send whatever you can spare. All contributions will be acknowledged immediately", said the secretary of the disastrous fund.
The secretary of the disastrous fund requested to send whatever we could spare because all contributions would be acknowledged immediately.
She asked if he'd like to go to the concert and i said i was sure he would.
She said, "Will he like to go to the concert". I said, "I am sure he will".
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 got a seat at all".
The teacher said, "You must not forget what i told you last session.I shall expect you to be able to repeat next lesson by heart."
The teacher advised that we must not forget what she told me last session and expected me to able to repeat next lesson by heart.
He asked me if he should leave it in the car.
He said to me, "Shall i leave it in the car?"
He said, "May i open the window? Its rather hot in here"
He asked if he might open the window because it was rather hot in there.
or
He asked the permission to open the window as that was rather hot in there. |
He told that he could not have got into the house because he had lost his key, he further told that he had to break a window.
She enquired of me whether I would have liked to see over the house or if I was more interested in the garden.
The secretary of the disastrous fund requested to send whatever we could spare, he further told that all contributions will be acknowledged immediately.
The teacher advised me that I had not to forget what she told me previous session and expected me to repeat following session by heart.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waqas77
2012
He said to us, "You cannot do this problem alone".
He told us that we could not do this problem alone.
The beggar asked the rich lady if she could not pity the sufferings of an old and miserable man and help him with a rupee or two.
The beggar said to the rich lady, "Help me with a rupee or two. Can you not pity the sufferings of an old and miserable man".
The Commander said to the soldiers, "March on".
The commander ordered the soldiers to march on.
He entreated his master respectfully to pardon him as it was his first fault.
He said , "Pardon me sir, It is my first fault"
"Do you really come from America? How do you feel in Pakistan?" Said I the stranger.
I inquired of the stranger if he really came from America and how he felt in Pakistan.
The officer threatened the peon to come in time otherwise he would be turned out.
The officer said to the peon, "Come in time otherwise you will be turned out".
People wished that the Quaid e Azam had been alive those days to their fate.
People said,"Would that the Quaid e Azam have been alive these days to our fate".
They said, "Brave! Imran, what a shot".
They applauded imran for a shot.
CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOMED>>>> |
He told us that we could not do that problem alone.
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