Exercise for Narration / Exercise of changing the speeches / Narration of Detached sentences

1. Direct : He said to me, " I was doing my home work. "

In : He told me that he had been doing his home work.

2. Di : The teacher said to the students, " Always speak the truth. "

In : The teacher advised the students to speak the truth always.

3. Di : Motin said to me, " Let's go out for a walk."

In : Motin proposed to me that we should go out for a walk.

4. Di : Mother said to her son, " What are you doing now ? "

In : Mother asked her son what he (s) was doing then.

5. Di : He said to me, " Let them finish the work."

In : He told me that they might finish the work.

6. Di : The girl said to the old man , " Why do you beg ? "

In : The girl asked the old man why he begged.

7. Di : He said to me, " Do you play football ?"

In : He asked me if I played football .

8. Di : He said to me, " I went home and took my meal."

In : He told me that he went home and took his meal.

9. Di : Father said to his daughter, " Why didn't you go to school yesterday ? "

In : Father asked his daughter why she had not gone to school the previous day.

10. Di : She said to me, " Don't you help me ? "

In : She asked me if I did not help her.

11. Di : The boy said to his mother, " please help me, "

In : The boy requested his mother to help him.

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