Narration

 1. Turn into the indirect form of speech:

(a) The master said to his servant, "Go out of the room."

Ans: The master ordered his servant to go out of the room.

(b) He said to them, "Don't tell a lie."

Ans: He advised them not to tell a lie.

(c) I said to my friend, "Please lend me your pen."

Ans: I requested my friend to lend me his pen.

(d) He said to his master, "Forgive me, sir."

Ans: He requested his master to forgive him.

(e) I said to my teacher, "Please explain the passage."

Ans: I requested my teacher to explain the passage.

(f) Father said to me, "Be polite to others."

Ans: Father advised me to be polite to others.

(g) He said to the boy, "Wait here till I come back."

Ans: He told the boy to wait there till he came back.

(h) The captain said to the soldiers, "Fire on the enemy."

Ans: The Captain commanded the soldiers to fire on the enemy.

(i) I said to him, "Don't laugh at the lame man."

Ans: I told them not to laugh at the lame man.

(j) He said to me, "Let us try again."

Ans: He proposed to me that we should try again.

(k) She said to her brother, "Let us go to the zoo."

Ans: She proposed to her brother the should go to the zoo.

(l) I said, "Let him read the poem."

Ans: I wished that he might be allowed to read the poem.

(m) He said to them, "Friends, follow me."

Ans: Addressing them as friends he told them to follow him.

2. Turn into the Direct form of Speech:

(a) I requested him to lend me some money.

Ans: I said to him, "Lend me some money."

(b) He told me to go home.

Ans: He said to me, "Go home."

(c) My uncle advised me not to mix with bad boys.

Ans: My uncle said to me, "Don't mix with bad boys."

(d) I proposed that we should play then.

Ans: I said, "Let us play now."

(e) He advised me not to waste time.

Ans: He said to me, "Don't waste time."

(f) He requested them to lend him their ears.

Ans: He said to them, "Lend me your ears.

(g) He wished that he might have a cup of tea.

Ans: He said, "May I have a cup of tea."

(h) He told me not to disturb him.

Ans: He said to me, "Do not disturb me."

1. Translate into English using both Direct and Indirect forms of speech:

(a) তেওঁ মোক কৈছিল, "মনপুতি পঢ়া।"

Ans: He said to me, "Read attentively."

(b) আয়ে মোক কৈছিল, "দুষ্ট ল'ৰাৰ লগত নুফুৰিবা।"

Ans: The grandmother said to me, "Do not mix with the bad boys."

(c) সেনাপতিয়ে সৈন্যসকলক কৈছিল, "শত্ৰুক আক্ৰমণ কৰা।"

Ans: The Captain said to the soldiers, "Attack the enemy."

(d) সি দেউতাকক কৈছিল, "অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক এশ টকা ধাৰলৈ দিয়ক।"

Ans: He said to his father, "Please lend me a hundred rupees note."

(e) তেওঁ মোক ক'লে, " মোক ৰবিবাৰে লগ ধৰিবা।"

Ans: He said to me, "Meet me on Sunday."

(f) মই তেওঁক কলোঁ, "বলা, ফুৰিবলৈ যাওঁ।"

Ans: I said to him, "Let us go to walk."

(g) তেওঁ ল'ৰাজনক কৈছিল, "জুইৰ লগত ধেমালি নকৰিবা।"

Ans: He said to the boys, " Don't play with the fire."

1. Turn into Indirect Speech:

(a) The old man said to me, "May God bless you."

Ans: The old man prayed that God might bless me.

(b) He said to Prakash, "May you have a son."

Ans: He wished that Prakash might have a son.

(c) Mother said to me, "God bless you."

Ans: Mother prayed that God bless me.

(d) The players said, "Hurrah! We are winner."

Ans: The players cried out with joy that they were winner.

(e) He said, "How nice is the moon!"

Ans: He cried out in surprise that the moon was very beautiful.

(f) He said, "Good-bye, my brother!"

Ans: He bade good bye to his brother.

(g) The girl said, "What a beautiful rose it is!"

Ans: The girl cried out in surprise that it was a beautiful rose.

(h) "Bravo! well done!" We cried.

Ans: We applauded saying that we had done well.

(i) He said to me, "How happy you are!"

Ans: He exclaimed that I was very happy.

(j) You said, "Good morning, Mr. Baruah!"

Ans: You wished Mr. Baruah good morning.

2. Turn into Direct Speech:

(a) He wished that you might live long.

Ans: He said to me, "May you live long."

(b) He wished (prayed) that I might prosper in life.

Ans: He said to me, "May you prosper in life."

(c) He exclaimed with grief that he was ruined.

Ans: He said, "Alas! I am ruined."

(d) I bade good-bye to my friend.

Ans: I said, "Good-bye, my friend."

(e) You exclaimed with sorrow that you were very unlucky.

Ans: You said, "What a unlucky I am!"

(f) He bade good-night to his native land.

Ans: He said, "Good night, my native land."

Change the Narrations:

1. He said, "My friend is waiting outside."

Ans: He said that his friend was waiting outside.

2. He asked me if I would give him a pen.

Ans: He said to me, "Will you give me a pen?"

3. John said, "Mary, will you go to school today?"

Ans: John asked Mary if she would go to school that day.

4. He requested Sita to hold the candle.

Ans: He said to Sita, "Hold the candle."

5. He said to me, "Please wait here till I return."

Ans: He requested me to wait there till he return.

6. The teacher said that truth wins in the long run.

Ans: The teacher said, "Truth wins in the long run."

7. He said, "I will visit Delhi tomorrow."

Ans: He said that he would visit Delhi the next day.

8. Lucy asked her friend if he was going to the party.

Ans: Lucy said to her friend, "Are you going to the party?"

9. Gita said to me, "I shall go by the school bus."

Ans: Gita told me that she would go by the school bus.

10. He said to me, "Let me go with my work."

Ans: He wished that he might be allowed to go with his work.

11. The teacher said to me, "Have you read this book?"

Ans: The teacher asked me if I had read the book.

12. He told me that he would not be able to help me.

Ans: He said to me, "I will not be able to help you."

13. The people cried, "We have witnessed the battle."

Ans: The people said that they had witnessed the battle.

14. "Do you have a good journey?" The host asked me.

Ans: The host asked me if I had a good journey.

15. "Why didn't you bring your sleeping bag?" The host asked me.

Ans: The host asked me why I hadn't brought sleeping bag.

16. The man said to me, "Do you play tennis?"

Ans: The man asked me if I played tennis.

17. The man said to me, "Are you a student?"

Ans: The man asked me if I was a student.

18. I replied that I was not.

Ans: I said, "I am not."

19. "I know you well," The man said to me.

Ans: The man told me that he knew me well.

20. I asked him if he was ill.

Ans: I said to him, "Are you I'll?"

21. He said to me, "Where is your book?"

Ans: He asked me where my book was.

22. I replied that I had lost that.

Ans: I said, "I have lost the list."

23. He said to me, "Why did you do it?"

Ans: He asked me why had done that.

24. I replied that I had not done that.

Ans: I said, "I have not done this."

25. He said to me, "I know you."

Ans: He told me that he knew me.

26. He asked me if I could help him.

Ans: He said to me, "Can you help me?"

27. My friends tell me, "You will be a great man one day."

Ans: My friends tell me that I would be a great man one day.

28. The teacher advised Reba not to waste her time.

Ans: The teacher said to Reba, "Do not waste your time.

29. He said, "I shall post the letter tomorrow."

Ans: He said that he would the letter the next day.

30. The boy asked me if I know him.

Ans: The boy said to me, "Do you know me?"

31. Arun said, "I don't know the boy."

Ans: Arun said that he didn't know the boy.

32. I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.

Ans: I said to the boy, " Have you answered all the questions?"

33. Kamal said to me, "You are wrong."

Ans: Kamal told me that I was wrong.

34. He said, "I can give you only five rupees."

Ans: He said that he could give me only five rupees.

35. Raju said to me, "I shall buy a new watch tomorrow."

Ans: Raju told me that he would buy a new watch the day after.

36. He said, "I bought the book yesterday."

Ans: He said that he had bought the book the day before.

37. Kanak said that he did not know how he had look the pen.

Ans: Kanak said, "I don't know how I have taken the pen."

38. Mohan said, "I was ill yesterday."

Ans: Mohan said that he had been ill the day before.

39. She said to me, " I met him in 1996."

Ans: She told me that he had met him in 1996.

40.She said, "I shall come here again,"

Ans: She said that she would go there again.

41. The boy said, "We are playing."

Ans: The boy said that they were playing.

42. My sister said to me, "I sent you the book."

Ans: My sister told me that she had sent me the book.

43. "I have fled away from home." said the boy to the police officer.

Ans: The boy told the police officer that he had fled away from home .

44. Sidda asked Mr. Sibshankar, "Do you want a servant?"

Ans: Sidda said to Mr Sibshankar if he wanted a servant.

45. You said to me, "Do you play football?"

Ans: You asked me if I played football.

46. "Have they come?" She enquired.

Ans: She enquired if they had come.

47. The teacher said to the boys, "Why are you making noise?"

Ans: The teacher asked the boys why they were making noise.

48. The police officer said to the man, "Where do you live?"

Ans: The police officer asked the man where he lived.

49. The teacher said to the boy, 'Where did you go yesterday?"

Ans: The teacher told the boy where he had gone the day before.

50. The old mouse said, "Who will bell the cat?

Ans: The old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

51. Tarun said that he didn't know how to swim.

Ans: Tarun said, "I don't know how to swim?"

52. The man sitting beside Ajoy asked him when the bus would leave.

Ans: The man sitting beside Ajoy said, "When will the bus leave?"

53. He said, "I have finished my work."

Ans: He said that he had finished his work.

54. I told him that he was wrong.

Ans: I said to him, "I am wrong."

55. He told me that he had seen me the day before.

Ans: He said to me, "I saw you yesterday."

56. "May God help me in my journey from this to the other word," said Socrates.

Ans: Socrates said that God might help him in his journey from that to other world.

57. "I made some money yesterday," said Anil.

Ans: Anil said that he had some money the day before.

58. Lila suggested to me that we should have a picnic.

Ans: Lila said to me, "Let us have a picnic.

59. She regretted that he was great fool.

Ans: She said, "Alas! I am fool."