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Change of Narration Exercises with Answers
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How can the sentence 'These books are very interesting' be changed following the direct to indirect narration rule?

  • She said to me that the books is very interesting.
  • She said to me that the books were very interesting. (correct)
  • She told me that the books was very interesting.
  • She told me that the books are very interesting.

    • Which option correctly shows the transformation of 'I shall buy this pen' in indirect speech?

  • He told me that he should buy that pen.
  • He told me that he shall buy this pen.
  • He told me that he would buy that pen. (correct)
  • He told me that he will buy that pen.

    • How should 'Alright, sir, I shall be very regular from tomorrow' be reported as per the rules of indirect narration?

  • He said to me that he will be very regular from the next day.
  • He told me that he should be very regular from tomorrow.
  • He said to me that he should be very regular from tomorrow.
  • He said to me that he would be very regular from the next day. (correct)

    • Which option correctly represents the conversion of 'My daughter forgot to send a medical certificate with her.' into indirect speech?

    <p>He said to her that his daughter had forgotten to take a medical certificate with her.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'These hens were bought by your uncle just today.' can be correctly changed in indirect speech as:

    <p>I told her that those hens had been bought by her uncle just today.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Union is strength,' he said to his son' can be correctly transformed into indirect speech as:

    <p>He said to his son that union was strength.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can the sentence 'I have bought these apples just now' be transformed into indirect speech?

    <p>He told us that he had bought these apples just then.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly represents the conversion of 'Well, I am going to tell you a very strange story tonight.' into indirect speech?

    <p>She said that she was going to tell us a very strange story that night.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should 'Alright, sir, I shall be very regular from tomorrow.' be correctly reported in indirect narration?

    <p>He said to me that he would be very regular from the next day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct indirect speech transformation of 'My book was stolen by somebody from my desk yesterday.'?

    <p>Somebody stole my book from my desk yesterday.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Direct and Indirect Narration

    • The sentence "These books are very interesting" can be changed to indirect speech by using the verb "thought" or "said" and making necessary changes in the sentence structure and verb tense.

    Transformation of Sentences

    • "I shall buy this pen" can be transformed into indirect speech as "He said that he would buy that pen."
    • "Alright, sir, I shall be very regular from tomorrow" can be reported in indirect speech as "He assured the teacher that he would be regular from the next day."

    Reporting Speech

    • "These hens were bought by your uncle just today" can be correctly changed into indirect speech as "He said that those hens had been bought by my uncle that day."
    • "Union is strength," he said to his son can be correctly transformed into indirect speech as "He told his son that union is strength."
    • "I have bought these apples just now" can be transformed into indirect speech as "He said that he had just bought those apples."
    • "Well, I am going to tell you a very strange story tonight" can be correctly represented in indirect speech as "He said that he was going to tell a very strange story that night."
    • "Alright, sir, I shall be very regular from tomorrow" can be correctly reported in indirect narration as "He assured the teacher that he would be regular from the next day."
    • "My book was stolen by somebody from my desk yesterday" can be correctly transformed into indirect speech as "He said that his book had been stolen from his desk the previous day."

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    Practice changing direct speech to indirect speech with these exercises and check your answers. Test your skills in transforming sentences from direct to indirect narration.

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