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Ch.06 Narration
Ch.06 Narration
DIRECT SPEECH
Direct Speech
Ram 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔
⏟ , ′′𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅. ′′
⏟
𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒃 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒄𝒉
INDIRECT SPEECH
Indirect Speech
Ram says that he works hard.
ASSERTIVE SENTENCES
(1) He says, “I work hard” (Direct Speech)
He says that he works hard. (Indirect speech)
Sub Obj No
SON
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
1 2 3
I, we you He, she, it, they
No change
4) Says to Tells
5) Said to Told
6) Will say to Will tell
Change in tense :–
Present tense Past Tense
D.S I.S
1) Simple Present Simple Past
S + V1 + O S + V2 + O
do/does did
2) Present Continuous Past Continuous
is, am, are was, were
3) Present Perfect Past Perfect
has, have had
4) Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
has, have + been had been
1 3
2 4
D.S I.S
1) Simple Past Past Perfect
S + V2 + O Had + V3
2) Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
was, were + V4 had been + V4
3) Past Perfect No change
Had + V3
4) Past Perfect Continuous No change
S + V1 + O S + V2 + O S + had + V3 + o
Change of Modals
D.S. I.S.
Can Could
May Might
Will Would
Shall Should
D.S. I.S.
Today That day
Tomorrow The next day
Yesterday The previous day/the day before
Tonight That night
Last The previous
Here There
This That
These Those
Ago Before
Now Then
Come Go
Important Points : -
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Questions
He said to me, “Are you coming?” He said to me, “When are you coming?”
wh family
He asked me whether I was coming. He asked me when I was coming.
Examples:
1. He said to me, “Do you know me?”
He asked me if I knew him.
2. She said to him, “what are you doing now?”
She asked him what he was doing them.
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
He said to me, “Go away.”
He ordered me to go away.
2. Conjunction ‘to’
3. ‘To’ V1
4. Tense, pronoun
Examples:
1. She said to me, “Do not come here”
She forbade me to come there.
Or
She ordered me not to come there.
2. He said, “call the first witness now.”
He ordered them to call the first witness them.
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
She said, “Alas I am undone.”
She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone.
𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨
1. (a) Said + Alas ! → exclaimed with sorrow.
𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨
Said + Hurray ! → exclaimed with joy
𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨
Said + Fi ! / Ugh ! → exclaimed with despise/disgust.
𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨
Said + Wow ! → exclaimed with joy.
𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨
Said + Oh ! → exclaimed with surprise / regret.
2. Conjunction ‘that’
3. Tense, pronoun
Examples :
OPTATIVE SENTENCES
He said, “May God bless you.”
He prayed that God might bless me.
Examples:
1. She said, “May, God pardon him.”
She prayed that God might pardon him.
2. They said, “long live the king.”
They prayed that the king might live long.
28. "I am proud of you," father said to me. 33. My friend said to me, "For me running is
(a) Father told me that he is proud of me. like therapy."
(b) Father told me that he was proud of (a) My friend told me this that for her
me. running is like therapy.
(c) Father told me this that he was proud (b) My friend told me that for her running
of me. was like therapy.
(d) Father told me that that he is proud of (c) My friend told me that for her having
me. ran was like therapy.
(d) My friend tells me that for her running
29. "The taxi is here," said the watchman. is like therapy.
(a) The watchman said that the taxi is
there. 34. I said to the taxi driver, "You must be
(b) The watchman said that the taxi was crazy to drive so fast."
here. (a) I said to the taxi driver that he has to
(c) The watchman said that the taxi is be crazy to drive so fast.
here. (b) I told the taxi driver that he had to be
(d) The watchman said that the taxi was crazy to drive so fast.
there. (c) I had told the taxi driver that he has to
be crazy to drive so fast.
30. The student said, "I must study hard." (d) I had said to the taxi driver that he
(a) The student said that he had to study has to be crazy to be driving so fast.
hard.
(b) The student says that he had to study 35. The teacher said to me, "Stand here next
hard. to the podium."
(c) The student says that he must study (a) The teacher tells to me to stand there
hard. next to the podium.
(d) The student say that he had to study (b) The teacher told to me to have stood
hard. there next to the podium.
(c) The teacher told me to stand there
31. Preeti said to her friend, "I am like my next to the podium.
mother." (d) The teacher had told to me to have
(a) Preeti told her friend that she was like stood there next to the podium.
her mother.
36. He said to her, "I will meet you here
(b) Preeti told her friend that I was like
tomorrow."
her mother.
(a) He told her this that he will meet her
(c) Preeti tells her friend that she is like
there the following day.
her mother.
(b) He told her that he would meet her
(d) Preeti tells her friend that that she
there the following day.
was like her mother.
(c) He told her that he would meet her
here tomorrow.
37. She said to her friend, "What can I do to 1. My friend being ill sent (A)/ to his boss
help you?" an application (B)/ explaining why could
(a) She asked her friend that what she he (C)/ not go to the office. (D)/ No Error
can do to help her. (E)
(b) She asked her friend what she could
do to help her. 2. When Kavita said (A)/ that she was
(c) She asks her friend what is that she coming to see (B)/ me the next day, I
could do to help her. wondered (C)/ what problems she will
(d) She asks her friend what she can do bring. (D)/ No Error (E)
for helping her.
3. I suggested that Radhika should (A)/ stay
38. Manoj said to his friend, "I am very angry here at night if she (B)/ got late but she
with you." does (C)/ not pay an attention to my
(a) Manoj told his friend that he was very suggestion. (D)/ No Error (E)
angry with him.
(b) Manoj told his friend that he is very 4. The Director knowing of my (A)/ interest
angry with him. in Environmental Science (B)/ asked me
(c) Manoj told his friend that he was very that I would (C)/ like to attend the
angered by him. National Seminar. (D)/ No Error (E)
(d) Manoj told his friend that he is very
angered by him. 5. The Government warned the shop-
keepers if (A)/ they persist in (B)/
39. “Hurry up, get in the bus” the conductor charging high prices, their (C)/ licences
said to us. would be cancealled. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) The conductor told us to hurry up and
get in the bus.
(b) The conductor tells us to hurry up 6. My instructor told me (A)/ if I (B)/ do the
and get in the bus. lessons regularly, I would (C)/ certainly
(c) The conductor told us to hurry up and obtain good marks. (D)/ No Error (E)
got in the bus.
(d) The conductor tells us to hurry up 7. The teacher being very angry (A)/ with
and got in the bus. the pupils asked them (B)/ why they had
made (C)/ a nosie like this. (D)/ No Error
40. "My train will reach by noon," he (E)
explained.
(a) He explained that his train will reach
by noon. 8. Our teacher said to us (A)/ that we
(b) He explained that his train would should not live (B)/ beyond our means
reach by noon. (C)/ if we don’t want to invite misery. (D)/
(c) He explained that his train will have No Error (E)
reached by noon.
(d) He explained that his train would 9. When the mother saw (A)/ a bull coming
have had reached by noon. towards the children (B)/ she cried out
(C)/ and ask them to run away. (D)/ No
Exercise-2 Error (E)
Directions (1-35): Read each sentence to find
out if there is any error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The letter
21. The villager told us (A)/ where was the 33. Henry asked his wife (A)/ what had she
temple (B)/ and even led (C)/ us to the prepared (B)/ for dinner that night. (C)/
spot. (D)/ No error (E) No Error (D)
Directions (36-40): Read each sentence to find 39. She said that she must go to Delhi the
out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, following week.
will be in one part of the sentence. The letter (a) must went to Delhi
assigned to that part is the answer. If there is (b) Would go to Delhi
no error, the answer is (E). (c) Would have to go to Delhi
(d) Have to go Delhi.
36. They asked me that whether they were (e) No correction is required.
entitled to their native places.
(a) that they were 40. The visitor told me that he had come
(b) that if they were from Delhi to discuss some of the
(c) whether they were important issues with him.
(d) if that they were (a) he has come from
(e) No correction is required (b) he had come as
(c) he had come as
37. The Minister denied reports that prices (d) he has come from
will rose after the budget. (e) No correction is required
(a) would rise after
(b) will now rise
(c) is rising up
(d) are rising from
(e) No correction is required.
Exercise-1
Answer
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. A
21. B 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. D
26. C 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A
31. D 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. B
Exercise-2
Answer
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. E 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. B
16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. E