DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION - ASSERTIVE SENTENCES II

ASSERTIVE SENTENCES - PART II

(DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION)

1. Change the following sentences into the indirect form of narration.

(i) The teacher said to us, "You have not completed your drawing."

Indirect Speech: The teacher said to us that we had not completed our drawing.

(ii) She said, "They have not eaten their meals."

Indirect Speech: She said that they had not eaten their meals.

(iii) The teacher said, "I have often told you not to play with fire."

Indirect Speech: The teacher said to me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

(iv) My brother said to me, "You have missed the point completely."

Indirect Speech: My brother said to me that I had missed the point completely.

(v) She said, "She will go there."

Indirect Speech: She said that she would go there.

(vi) Afshan said, "They will wait for us for one hour only."

Indirect Speech: Afshan said that they would wait for them for one hour only.

(vii) She said, "I shall never do such a thing."

Indirect Speech: She said that she would never do such a thing.

(viii) They said, "We shall never make a promise we cannot fulfill."

Indirect Speech: They said that they would never make a promise they could not fulfill.

(ix) She said, "I like the clouds in the sky."

Indirect Speech: She said that she liked the clouds in the sky.

(x) Arif and Ayesha said to their mother, "We like mangoes."

Indirect Speech: Arif and Ayesha said to their mother that they liked mangoes.

(xi) He said, "I always wake up early in the morning."

Indirect Speech: He said that he always woke up early in the morning.

(xii) She said, "I do not agree with you."

Indirect Speech: She said to me that she did not agree with me.

(xiii) He said to the stranger, "I do not recognize you."

Indirect Speech: He said to the stranger that he did not recognize him.

(xiv) She said, "The patient died in the hospital."

Indirect Speech: She said that the patient had died in the hospital.

(xv) She said, "He rang me up at twelve midnight."

Indirect Speech: She said that he had rung her up at twelve midnight.

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

2. Change the following sentences into the indirect form of narration.

(i) She said, "I am doing my home task now."

Indirect Speech: She said that she was doing her home task then.

(ii) He said, "I shall explain this to you only if you listen to me with patience."

Indirect Speech: He said to me that he would explain that to me only if I listened to him with patience. 

(iii) He said to her, "I live in this building."

Indirect Speech: He said to her that he lived in that building. 

(iv) He said, "I like this song."

Indirect Speech: He said that he liked that song. 

(v) He said, "I hope you will not repeat this mistake."

Indirect Speech: He said to me that he hoped I would not repeat that mistake. 

(vi) He said, "I completed my drawing half an hour ago."

Indirect Speech: He said that he had completed his drawing half an hour before. 

(vii) He said, "The rain fell last night."

Indirect Speech: He said that the rain had fallen the previous night. 

(viii) He said, "She sang a beautiful ghazal at the concert last night."

Indirect Speech: He said that she had sung a beautiful ghazal at the concert the previous night. 

(ix) She said, "I did not go to school yesterday."

Indirect Speech: She said that she had not gone to school the previous day. 

(x) He said, "The boys did not put up a good show last night."

Indirect Speech: He said that the boys had not put up a good show the previous night. 

(xi) My father said to me, "Honesty is the best policy."

Indirect Speech: My father said to me that honesty is the best policy. 

(xii) The teacher said to us, "God helps those who help themselves."

Indirect Speech: The teacher said to us that God helps those who help themselves. 

(xiii) He said, "Two and two make four."

Indirect Speech: He said that two and two make four. 

(xiv) The teacher said to us, "The earth revolves around the sun."

Indirect Speech: The teacher said to us that the earth revolves around the sun. 

(xv) The teacher said to us, "A black sheep spoils the whole flock."

Indirect Speech: The teacher said to us that a black sheep spoils the whole flock. 

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar