Question

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 

1. The father said to the son, “God is great.” 

2. The traveller said, “I lived here for a week.” 

3. The king said to the hermit, “How old are you?” 

4. The mother said, “The sun was very hot yesterday.” 

5. Ram said to Mira, “What are you purchasing?” 

6. He said to me, “Why are you laughing?” 

7. The father said, “Come, my child, come to me.” 

8. The teacher said to the boys, “Do not sleep late at the night.” 

9. My friend said to me, “Have you prepared your lesson?” 

10. Pankaj said, “Friend! What I can do for you? Why do you not disclose your heart to me?” 

11. The mother said to her son, “Why do you not study at all?” 

12. The saint said, “Do not lose hope at your failures.” 

13. The doctor said, “How can you be cured when you do not act as I advise you?” 

14. The preacher said to the young man, “Always keep good company.” 

15. The teacher said, “Children! when do we celebrate our Republic Day?”

Answer 1

1. The father told the son that God is great. 

2. The traveller said that he had lived there for a week. 

3. The king asked the hermit how old he was. 

4. The mother said that the sun had been very hot the previous day. 

5. Ram asked Mira what she was purchasing. 

6. He asked me why I was laughing. 

7. Calling his child affectionately the father asked him to come. 

8. The teacher advised the boys not to sleep late at the night. 

9. My friend asked me whether I had prepared my lesson. 

10. Addressing him as friend Pankaj asked him what he could do for him. He further enquired of why he did not disclose his heart to him. 

11. The mother asked her son why he did not study at all. 

12. The saint advise (him) not to lose hope at his failures. 

13. The doctor asked(the patient)how he could be cured when he did not act as he advised him. 

14. The preacher advised the young man to always keep good company. 

15. The teacher asked children when they celebrated their Republic Day.