WT7-G9- Solved

 I.               Change the following sentences from direct into reported speech.                                                             [5x1=5]

i)       The traveler said to me, “Do you know the way to the railway station?”

ii)     The boy said, “HURRAY! We have won the match.”

iii)    Soma said to me, “Why did you scold my little sister?”

iv)    He/She said, “I shall finish my work as quickly as possible”.

v)      The teacher said, “The earth moves around the sun.”

II.            Change the following sentences from reported speech into direct speech.                                                  [5x1=5]

i)      My mother prayed that God might bless me with a long life.

ii)    He congratulated (praised, applauded) him saying that he had done well.

iii)   The visitor advised me to be respectful to my parents.

iv)   My mother asked me when I would come back.

v)     She/He told me that I was dull and lazy.

I. ANSWERS

i) The traveler asked me if I knew the way to the railway station.

ii) The boy exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

iii) Soma asked me why I had scolded her little sister.

iv) He/she said that he/she would finish his/her work as quickly as possible.

v) The teacher stated that the earth moves around the sun.

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i)                 The traveler asked me if I knew the way to the railway station.

ii)                The boy exclaimed joyfully that they had won the match.

iii)              Soma asked me why I had scolded her little sister.

iv)              He/She said that he/she would finish his/her work as quickly as possible.

v)                The teacher stated that the earth moves around the sun.

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i) "May God bless you with a long life," my mother prayed.

ii) He said, "Well done!" as he congratulated him.

iii) The visitor said, "Be respectful to your parents."

iv) "When will you come back?" my mother asked me.

v) "You are dull and lazy," she/he told me.

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i) My mother said, “May God bless you with a long life.”

ii) He congratulated him, saying, “You have done well.”

iii) The visitor said to me, “Be respectful to your parents.”

iv) My mother asked me, “When will you come back?”

v) She/He said to me, “You are dull and lazy.”