Direction : (1-10) Change the followings direct speech into indirect speech.
1. The girl wrote, "I'm coming home on the next boat."
2. He boasted, "I lived many days underground and survived."
3. I told him, "I'll submit these forms tomorrow."
4. "If you finish your work early, I'll tell you a story," the teacher promised them.
5. She said angrily, "I won't forgive him unless he apologizes."
6. He says, "There is a civil war on the island now. The natives are running wild."
7. "It rained very heavily last night and I got wet," he said.
8. He said urgently, "We must go now. We can't delay even a minute longer."
9. "The incident happened years ago when the first settlers came here," the old man said.
10. "The sun is about one hundred and forty-nine million kilometres from the earth," the
teacher told us.
Direction : (11-20) Change the followings direct speech into indirect speech.
11. "When will you be coming down to Glaxtonagain ?" I asked Mrs Harrington.
12. "Will you write another novel ?" the lady inquired of the writer.
13. "How are you going to solve this problem ?" the girl asked her brother
14. She asked me, "How old are you ? Are you working ?"
15. "Wouldn't you like to be as free as a bird ?" I asked her.
16. The policeman said, "Would you mind if I examined the boot of your car ?"
17. "Did you hear anything interesting at the meeting ?" he wanted to know.
18. The instructor in First Aid said, "Peter, what would you do for a near-drowning victim ?"
19. "Where have you been hiding yourself ?" his elder brother asked him impatiently.
20. "When shall we ever meet again ?" he asked.
Direction(21-30 )Put the following into indirect speech. Use suitable introductory verbs.
21. "Don't leave your bag out here, Tommy," Karen said.
22. "Stand at attention!" the captain commanded his men.
23. "Don't touch it! Leave it alone!" I said
24. "Please take me to the park, Father," the little boy said.
25. "Please bring your own plates and spoons," she told us.
26. "Return to the ship immediately!" the officer ordered his men.
27. "Go to that drawer and bring me the scissors," David told his brot her.
28. "Help !Help !Help !" I heard someone shout.
29. The cheerleaders shouted, "Hurray ! Fight them ! Show them all yourmight !"
30. "Keep the change," the rich man said to the waitress.
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