English Grade IX

Reported Speech

Q I Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. Sam said to his friend, “We haven’t been to the art gallery for a long time.”

2. Ram says to Rahim, “I am 18 years old.”

3. Raj said, “The man will come today.”

4. Seema said to Sam “That woman can come in now.”

5. Sheela said, “It has been raining since yesterday.”

6. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”

7. My brother said to me, “Could you help me with my science project?”

8. Pravin said, “I saw this man long ago.”

9. He said to us, “Are you all leaving today?”

10. He said to his friend, “Please lend me your book.”

11. Ravi said to Ann, “Open the window quickly.”

12. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”

13. They wrote, “It is time we thought about settling the matter.”

14. His mother said, “You must study regularly to pass the exam with good grades.

15. John said, “Alas! We lost the match.”

QII Convert the following sentences into direct speech.

1. Grandpa said that he did not drink coffee anymore.

2. David asked Arin if he had completed his English assignments.

3. The teacher said that two and two make four.

4. The Principal ordered the students not to sit there.

5. Mother says that she has done her duty.

6. He said to David that they would be playing tennis the following day.

7. He exclaimed that he had been very foolish.

8. The teacher said that a barking dog seldom bites.

9. She ordered her servants to go away at once.

10. He exclaimed with joy that his team had won the match.

11. The maid requested her mistress to forgive her.

12. She said that she had finished her food.

13. He told me that he had been to Gujarat last year.

14. He said that he would be in Kolkata the next day.

15. The manager asked the employee if he was using the computer to find the secret code.

16. Jack said to Aditya that he should face the challenge courageously.