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Direct and Indirect Speech - Exercise 1

The document contains 30 sentences that need to be rewritten from direct to indirect speech based on instructions provided for each sentence. The sentences cover a variety of situations and contexts involving different people speaking to each other.

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Direct and Indirect Speech - Exercise 1

The document contains 30 sentences that need to be rewritten from direct to indirect speech based on instructions provided for each sentence. The sentences cover a variety of situations and contexts involving different people speaking to each other.

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Direct and Indirect Speech – Exercise(1)

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given:-

1. He said, “I lived many years in India.”


(Begin: He said that __________________________)
2. He said to me, “Your brother has sent you a gift.”
(Begin: He told me ___________________________)
3. The policeman said, “I caught two thieves last night.”
(Begin: The policeman said that _________________)
4. He said, “Virtue triumphs in the long run.”
(Begin: He said that ___________________________)
5. He says, ”I am reading a delightful story.”
(Begin: He says_______________________________)
6. “Where are you going?” said Viola to Rosalind.
(Begin: Viola asked Rosalind ____________________)
7. Mohan said to Ram, “Were you at school yesterday?”
(Begin: Mohan asked Ram if ____________________)
8. James said, “Where is that cycle your father gave you?”
(Begin: James asked where ______________________)
9. I said to Ram, “Are you comfortable here?”
(Begin: I asked if ______________________________)
10. “Don’t you know the way home?” asked I
(Begin: I asked if ______________________________)
11. My friend said, “Please come tomorrow.”
(Begin: My friend requested me to ________________)
12. “Come here, Vijay”, said his mother.
(Begin: Vijay’s mother called _____________________)
13. He said, “Let us wait for the result.”
(Begin: He suggested that ________________________)
14. The policeman said, “Stand up and follow me.”
(Begin: The policeman ordered the man to ___________)
15. He said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
(Begin: He exclaimed with joy _____________________)
16. Suraj said, “Alas! How foolish I have been.”
(Begin: Suraj confessed with regret that ______________)
17. She told my father that her mother was ill.
(Begin: She said to _______________________________)
18. Her sister said that she did her work.
(Begin: Her sister said, “____________________________)
19. She said that she had come there the previous day.
(Begin: She said, “________________________________)
20. I told him that I had not seen him for months.
(Begin: I said to __________________________________)
21. The mother said that the sun is very hot.
(Begin: The mother said, “___________________________)
22. The stranger said that he lived there for a week.
(Begin: The stranger said, “___________________________)
23. My father asked him where he was going then.
(Begin: My father said to him, “ _______________________)
24. Kamla asked him if they were playing hockey.
(Begin: Kamla said to him, “___________________________)
25. He asked me not to laugh at him.
(Begin: He said to me, “_______________________________)
26. The teacher ordered the boys to get out from the class.
(Begin: The teacher said to the boys, “_____________________)
27. He prayed that God pardon that sinner.
(Begin: He said, “______________________________________)
28. He exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.
(Begin: He said, “Alas! _________________________________)
29. He said that as a child, he knew a lot about the war.
(Begin: He said, “As ___________________________________)
30. She exclaimed to me that the flowers in my garden were very beautiful.
(Begin: She said, “How _________________________________)

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