Change of Narration Exercises with Answers

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."

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.