1. Karthick told his parents, “I want to pursue agriculture”. 2. Meena told her brother “Do not use my mobile phone”.

Question

Rewrite using reported speech

1. Karthick told his parents, “I want to pursue agriculture”. 

2. Meena told her brother “Do not use my mobile phone”.

3. Gomathi said, “Wow! what a lovely painting!”

4. The science teacher said, “Humming bird is the smallest bird in the world”.

5. The Postman said to Kalpana, “Can you send your brother tomorrow to collect the passport?”

6. A popular proverb says, “Don’t cast pearls before swines”.

7. The cook said to the customer, “We cook all items with refined groundnut oil”.

8. The teacher said to Radha, “Can you give a reason for your poor marks in math?”

9. The teacher said to the students, “Truth always triumphs”.

10. The professor said to the students, “Who will cooperate with me in this project”.

Answer 1

1. Karthick told his parents that he wanted to pursue agriculture.

2. Meena told her brother not to use her mobile phone.

3. Gomathi exclaimed that it was a lovely painting.

4. The science teacher said that the humming bird is the smallest bird in the world.

5. The postman asked Kalpana if she could send her brother the next day to collect the passport

6. A popular proverb says not to cast pearls before swines

7. The cook told the customer that they cooked all items with refinded groundnut oil.

8. The teacher asked Radha whether she could give a reason for poor marks in math.

9. The teacher told the students that truth always triumphs

10. The professor asked the students who would cooperate with him in that project.