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Change to Indirect Speech

 

 
1.

Rajan said, “I saw the procession”.
 
 
: Rajan said that he had seen the procession.
 
2.

The old man said to the little boy, “What is your name, my child?”
 
 
: The old man inquired of the little boy what his name was.
 
3.

She said, “I have never seen him.”
 
 
: She denied that she had never seen him.
 
4.

She said to him, “Please don't abandon me!”
 
 
: She entreated him not to abandon her.
 
5.

The Judge said to the police officer, “Bring in the accused.”
 
 
: The Judge commanded the police officer to bring in the accused.
 
6.

The officer said to his men, “Fire.”
 
 
: The officer commanded his men to fire.
 
7.

He said to the boy, “What is your name?”
 
 
: He asked the boy what his name was.
 
8.

He said to me, “Please help me!”
 
 
: He requested me to help him.
 
9.

He exclaimed, “My goodness! How beautiful she is!”
 
 
: Full of wonder and admiration, he exclaimed how beautiful she was.
 
10.

The officer said to the candidate, “How old are you”?
 
 
: The officer asked the candidate how old he was.
 
11.

They said to the conservative candidate, “What are your views on socialism?”
 
 
: They questioned the conservative candidate on his views on socialism.
 
12.

She said to him indignantly, “Am I your servant?”
 
 
: She asked him indignantly whether she was his servant.
 
13.

She said to me, “You are my only friend”.
 
 
: She told me that I was her only friend.
 
14.

The teacher said to the student, “Stand up, and remain standing for ten minutes.”
 
 
: The teacher told th student to stand up, and to remain standing for ten minutes.
 
15.

The principal said to the students, “Your examinations will commence on Monday”.
 
 
: The Principal informed the students that their examinations would commence on Monday.
 
16.

I said to him, “When did you arrive?”
 
 
: I asked him when he had arrived.
 
17.

He said to his servant, “Fetch my hat.”
 
 
: He ordered his servant to fetch his hat.
 
18.

Venu said, “I want chocolates now”
 
 
: Venu said that he wanted chocolates then.
 
19.

He said to the stranger, “Where do you come from?”
 
 
: He asked the stranger where he came from.
 
20.

He said to me, “Did you go to college last Monday?”
 
 
: He asked me whether I had gone to college the previous Monday.
 
21.

The teacher said to the boy, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
 
 
: The teacher asked the boy why he had been absent the previous day.
 
22.

He said, “I have never seen her in my life”.
 
 
: He denied that he had ever seen her in his life.
 
23.

He said to the policeman, “Please don't beat me!”
 
 
: He begged the policeman not to beat him.
 
24.

He said, “I have many friends”.
 
 
: He said that he had many friends.
 
25.

Vijay said, “I have finished my work”.
 
 
: Vijay said that he had finished his work.
 
26.

The dictator said, “Let him be shot.”
 
 
: The dictator ordered him to be shot.
 
27.

She said, “Can his words be believed?
 
 
: She queried whether his words could be believed.
 
28.

The spokesman said, “The party is facing no new problem”.
 
 
: The spokesman stated that the party was facing no new problem.
 
29.

The young man said, “My goodness! How beautiful she is!”
 
 
: The young man exclaimed with wonder and admiration how beautiful she was.
 
30.

He said to her, “Where are you going?”
 
 
: He asked her where she was going.
 
31.

I said to him, “Have you been drinking?”
 
 
: I asked him whether he had been drinking.
 
32.

I said to him, “Kindly meet me tomorrow.”
 
 
: I requested him to meet me the next day.
 
33.

He cried, “O God, have mercy on me!”
 
 
: He prayed God to have mercy on him.
 
34.

The teacher said to the students, “Learn this poem by heart.”
 
 
: The teacher instructed the students to learn the poem by heart.
 
35.

Raj said, “I am going to Bangalore tomorrow.”
 
 
: Raj said that he was going to Bangalore the next day.
 
36.

He said to me, “Please help me!”
 
 
: He begged me to help him.
 
37.

They said to him, “Are you writing a novel?”
 
 
: They asked him whether he was writing a novel.
 
38.

He said, “I am innocent, whatever people may say”
 
 
: He claimed that he was innocent, whatever people might say.
 
39.

He said to the boy, “Don't leave the house”.
 
 
: He ordered the boy not to leave the house.
 
40.

Arun said, “The audience has been waiting for the minister's arrival”.
 
 
: Arun said that the audience had been waiting for the minister's arrival.
 
41.

The teacher asked his students, “Have you ever seen a kangaroo?”
 
 
: The teacher asked his students whether they had ever seen a kangaroo.
 
42.

Mr. Ajay: “My friend, please don't betray your country”
 
 
: Mr. Ajay pleaded with his friend not to betray his country.
 
43.

Calling a man aside, the policeman inquired, “What is all this uproar about?”
 
 
: Calling a man aside, the policeman inquired what all the uproar was about.
 
44.

The Judge said, “Let the accused be released forthwith.”
 
 
: The Judge directed that the accused be released forthwith.
 
45.

The innkeeper said to the stranger, “Who are you?”
 
 
: The innkeeper asked the stranger who he was.
 
46.

The old man exclaimed, “Alas! My country is in ruins!”
 
 
: The old man exclaimed bitterly that his country was in ruins.
 
47.

He said to me, “Which is your book?”
 
 
: He asked me which my book was.
 
48.

John says, “I can manage this problem.”
 
 
: John says that he can manage that problem.
 
49.

He said to me, “What is your name, and where do you live?”
 
 
: He wanted to know what my name and address and where I lived.
 
50.

He said, “I wish to learn English”.
 
 
: He said that he wished to learn English
 
 
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