Question

Change the following conversation into Indirect Speech. 

Prakash : May I come in sir? 

Teacher : Why are you so late? 

Prakash : I missed the school bus and I have to walk all the way, sir. 

Teacher : Why did you miss the school bus?

Prakash : I woke up late sir. 

Teacher : It’s O.K., don’t be late once again. Go to bed early so that you will wake up early. 

Prakash : O.K., sir. 

Teacher : Come in. 

Prakash : Thank you sir!

Answer 1

Prakash asked his teacher to permit him to come into the classroom. The teacher asked him why he was so late Prakash replied that he had missed the school bus and he had to walk all the way to school. The teacher again asked him why he had missed the school bus. He replied that he had woken up late. The teacher asked him not to be late once again. He advised him to go to bed early so that he would wake up early. Prakash replied that he wouldn’t be late once again. The teacher permitted him to enter the classroom and Prakash thanked his teacher.