DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION - EXCLAMATORY AND OPTATIVE SENTENCES

EXCLAMATORY & OPTATIVE SENTENCES

(DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION)

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

(i) He said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match. 

(ii) He said, "Hurrah! I have won the medal."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with joy that he had won the medal.

(iii) She said, "Hurrah! I have been selected for the job."

Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with joy that she had been selected to the job. 

(iv) He said, "Alas! I am ruined."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.

(v) He said, "Alas! We cannot defeat our enemies."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that they could not defeat their enemies. 

(vi) She said, "Alas! I failed in exams."

Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with sorrow that she had failed in exams.

(vii) He said, "Oh! It's a bad news."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that it was a bad news. 

(viii) He said, "Oh no, I missed the train."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train. 

(ix) The girls said, "What a beautiful sight!"

Indirect Speech: The girls exclaimed with wonder that it was a very beautiful sight. 

(x) He said, "What a beautiful piece of art!"

Indirect Speech: He explained with wonder that it was a very beautiful piece of art. 

(xi) He said, "What a wonderful painting is this!"

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with wonder that that was a very wonderful painting. 

(xii) They said, "Wow! What a pleasant weather it is."

Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with wonder that it was a very pleasant weather. 

(xiii) She said, "What a pity you missed that function!"

Indirect Speech:  She exclaimed with sorrow that I had missed that function. 

(xiv) He said, "How well she sings!"

Indirect Speech: He explained with wonder that she sang very well. 

(xv) She said to her servant, "How foolish you are!"

Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with wonder that her servant was very foolish. 

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

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

(i) He said, "May Allah help me do my duty!"

Indirect Speech: He prayed that Allah might help him to do his duty. 

(ii) She said to her father, "May you live long!"

Indirect Speech: She prayed for her father that he might live long. 

(iii) She said, "May you prosper!"

Indirect Speech: She prayed that I might prosper. 

(iv) The mother said to her daughter, "May Allah bless you with a son!"

Indirect Speech: The mother prayed for her daughter that Allah might bless her with a son. 

(v) The mother said to her son, "May you return successful!"

Indirect Speech: The mother prayed for her son that he might return successful. 

(vi) He said to me, "May you succeed in your mission!"

Indirect Speech: He prayed for me that I might succeed in my mission. 

(vii) He said, "May you get through your exam with good marks!"

Indirect Speech: He prayed that I might get through my exam with good marks. 

(viii) He said to me, "May you find your lost camera!"

Indirect Speech: He prayed for me that I might find my lost camera.

(ix) She said, "May my son stand first in the class!"

Indirect Speech: She prayed that her son might stand first in the class. 

(x) Mr. Khan said, "May Allah save me!"

Indirect Speech: Mr. Khan said that Allah might save him. 

(xi) He said, "Would that I were rich!"

Indirect Speech: He wished that he had been rich.

(xii) She said, "Would that my father were alive!"

Indirect Speech: She wished that her father had been alive. 

(xiii) The old man said, "Would that I were young!"

Indirect Speech: The old man wished that he had been young. 

(xiv) He said, "Would that I were born in England!"

Indirect Speech: He wished that he had been born in England. 

(xv) I said to him, "Would that you were here on Sunday!"

Indirect Speech: I wished that he had been there on Sunday. 

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar