Class 12 English Unit 9: Grammar: Reported Speech

 

Grammar: Reported Speech  

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Reported speech

A.   Study the following expressions.

Interviewer: Julia, can you share your experiences of living on the branches of a tree for two years?

Julia: It was wonderful! I can't express that in words.

Somebody reported the above expressions in the following way:

The interviewer asked Julia to share her experiences of living on the branches of a tree for two years. Julia replied that it had been wonderful. She could not express that in words.

B.    Someone says something to you which contradicts what they told you earlier. Match the beginnings of the conversations with the correct endings.

Answers only:

a.      I'm going to Pokhara on holiday.	You said you were going on business.
b.     He's a lawyer.	You told me he was a teacher.
c.      She's had a baby girl.	You said she'd had a boy.
d.     I haven't seen Binesh for ages.	You told me you'd seen him in the previous week.
e.      I love these new boots.	You said you hated them.
f.       I only cheated in one exam.	You admitted you cheated in all your exams.
g.     She doesn't speak Hindi or Chinese.	You told me she was fluent in both.
h.     He works in Kathmandu.	You told me his office was in Biratnagar.

C.    Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

a.      The principal said, “You can phone from my office, Rita.”

The Principal said that she could phone from his office.

b.     “You must not neglect your duty,” said the teacher to the student.

The teacher told the student not to neglect his study.

c.      The student said, “Sir, please, grant me leave for two days.”

The student requested to grant him leave for two days.

d.     I said to her, “Go to school or you will be fined.”

I warned her to go to school or she would be fined.

e.      The headmaster said, “Don’t make any noise, boys.”

The headmaster told the boys not to make any noise.

f.       “Work hard if you want to rise in life,” said the old man.

The old man suggested to work hard if I wanted to rise in life.

g.     He said, “Goodbye, my friends!”

He wished goodbye to his friends.

h.     She said to me, “Have a pleasant journey ahead.”

She wished me to have a pleasant journey ahead.

i.       “Don’t give me the book, please,” Sharmila said.

Sharmila requested not to give her the book.

j.       “Where have you been these days?” she spoke on the telephone.

She asked me on the telephone where I had been those days.

k.     The teacher said, “Have you submitted your assignments, students?”

The teacher asked students if they had submitted their assignments. 

D.   These are the exact words Dinesh said to you yesterday.

"I've just got engaged! We're getting married next month. We're going to Pokhara for our honeymoon. It's all going to be very expensive. Luckily, my friend is a photographer so he'll take the photos for us. We'll be having the reception in my parents' back garden. My mum is baking the cake for us and my sister's band is playing free for us. I hope you'll come to the wedding." Now, you're telling your friend what Dinesh told you. Complete the text.

He said he (1) had just got engaged. He told me that they (2) were getting married next month. He told me (3) they were going to Pokhara for their honeymoon. He mentioned that it (4) was all going to be very expensive. He said that his friend (5) was a photographer and he (6) would take the photos for them. He mentioned that they (7) would be having the reception in his parents' garden. He admitted that (8) his mum was baking the cake for them. He said his sister’s band (9) was playing free for them. He said he (10) hoped I'd come to the wedding.

 

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