Practice Practice onon

Narrations Narrations

Practice Practice onon

Narrations Narrations

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : Pravish said to Radha,”You missed the train”

Indirect : Pravish told Radha that she had missed the train.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : Sunita said ,”I can win the race tomorrow ”

Indirect : Sunita told that she could win the race next day.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : Akash said to Isha,”Did you see this movie ?”

Indirect : Akash asked Isha if/whether she had seen that movie.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : Praveen said to Radha,”May I come in ?”

Indirect : ? Praveen asked Radha if he might come in.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : He said to me ,”I don’t believe you”

Indirect : He said he didn’t believe me.

Note….• This and these are changed to that

anh those………

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : He said,”I am glad to be here this evening.”

Indirect : He told that he was glad to be there that evening.

Now …..gear up your mind…..

Make the indirect sentence of the

followingDirect : He

says,”I am glad to be here this evening.”

Note : The changes do not occur if the speech is reported during the same period or at the same place

Indirect : He says he is glad to be here this evening.

Note….• In reporting a question the Indirect

Speech is introduced by some such verbs as ASKED or INQUIRED………

Make the indirect sentence of the

followingDirect : “Do you suppose you know better

than your own father ?” jeered his angry mother.

Indirect : His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his own father.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : Puja said to Arjun, “ Go away.”

Indirect : Puja ordered Arjun to go away.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : “ Call the first witness”, Said the judge

Indirect : The judge commanded them to call the

first witness.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : “So help me Heaven !” he cried, “ I will never steal again.”

Indirect : He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.

Make the indirect sentence of the

following

Direct : One day he sent for Cassim and said to him “ You are now old enough to earn your living, so you must set off, and make your own way in the world”

OOPsss..• its to long to answer…. Ask your

teacher…..

Try to make its Direct..• Indirect :As the stranger entered the town he

was met by a police-man, who asked him if he was a traveler. He replied carelessly that it would appear so…….

Try to make its Indirect..

Direct:As the stranger entered the town he

was met by a police-man, who said,”Are you a traveller ?” “So it would appear”, he answered carelessly