Change of Speech
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
- The teacher asked the students, “Did the guide bring you right upto the top?”
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The teacher enquired from the students whether the guide had conducted them right upto the top. (Indirect)
asked ⇒ enquired
whether ⇒ Conj.
bring (S. Pr.) ⇒ had conducted (brought) (Past Per.)
you ⇒ themCorrect Option: A
The teacher enquired from the students whether the guide had conducted them right upto the top. (Indirect)
asked ⇒ enquired
whether ⇒ Conj.
bring (S. Pr.) ⇒ had conducted (brought) (Past Per.)
you ⇒ them
- The stranger said to the boy, “Can you tell me the way to Raj Bhawan?”
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The stranger asked the boy if he could tell him the way to Raj Bhawan. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ asked
you ⇒ he
if ⇒ Conj.
me ⇒ him
can ⇒ couldCorrect Option: D
The stranger asked the boy if he could tell him the way to Raj Bhawan. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ asked
you ⇒ he
if ⇒ Conj.
me ⇒ him
can ⇒ could
- The teacher said to the children, “The Sun always sets in the west”.
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The teacher told the children that the Sun always sets in the west. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ toldCorrect Option: A
The teacher told the children that the Sun always sets in the west. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ told
- He said, “How I wish they would come!”
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He exclaimed hopefully that they would come. (Indirect)
said (wish) ⇒ exclaimed hopefully
that ⇒ Conj.Correct Option: B
He exclaimed hopefully that they would come. (Indirect)
said (wish) ⇒ exclaimed hopefully
that ⇒ Conj.
- He says, “The sun rises in the east”.
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He says that the sun rises in the east. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
when the Rep. V. is in S. Pr., the Tense in the Rep. Sp. will remain unchanged.
If the Rep. Sp. is a Universal Truth/Habitual Action, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. remains unchanged.Correct Option: C
He says that the sun rises in the east. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
when the Rep. V. is in S. Pr., the Tense in the Rep. Sp. will remain unchanged.
If the Rep. Sp. is a Universal Truth/Habitual Action, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. remains unchanged.
