Class 8 English Unit 5 Grammar I: Reported Speech 'Imperatives'

A. Study how the following sentences are changed into reported speech.

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
a. Pragya said to him, 'Put out the light.'	Pragya told him to put out the light.
b. My brother said to me, 'Please, go to the market.'	My brother requested me to go to the market.
c. She said to him, 'Don't touch the hot water.'	She warned him not to touch the hot water.
d. Shreya said to me, 'Give me a cup of tea.'	Shreya told me to get her a cup of tea.
e. My father said to me, 'Think before you act.'	My father advised me to think before I act.
f. Neha said to Dipa, 'Don't ask my things.'	Neha forbade Dipa to touch or things.
g. He said to me, 'Give me a pen.'	He asked me to give him an open.
h. The teacher said to his students, 'Don't waste your time.'	The teacher advised his students not to waste time.

B. Choose the correct alternative. (Answers only)

a. Jiban told me to clean the bedroom.

b. The teacher told her to work with her classmates.

c. The doctor advised him to take his medicine regularly.

d. She told me not to do it.

e. I said to him to go to the market.

f. He told me to post that later at once.

g. He asked me to wait there till he returned.

h. Sunita ordered him not to stay there anymore.

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