Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. You can learn about the rules of direct and indirect speech here. Direct and indirect speech exercise for class 8 1. The man said, ‘I am waiting for the bus.’ 2. Suma said, ‘Last week, I attended a seminar on the harmful consequences …
There are two main ways of reporting people’s thoughts, words, beliefs etc. Direct speech We can repeat or quote the exact words spoken. This kind of reporting is called direct speech. She said, “I am going.” “The soup is too hot!” cried little Einstein. He said, “I want to go home.” Indirect (reported) speech We can …
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A sentence has been given in direct speech. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same idea in indirect speech. 1. Kiran asked me, ‘Did you meet John yesterday?’ Options a) Kiran asked whether I met John yesterday. b) Kiran asked me whether I had met John the day before. …
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Rules for the change of tenses When the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses within the inverted commas are changed into the corresponding past tenses. Simple present will change into simple past. She said, “I am fine.” She said that she was fine. Present continuous will change into past continuous tense. She said, “I am going.” She said that she was going. Present perfect …
This grammar exercise tests your ability to convert direct speech into indirect speech. An example is given below. Direct speech: ‘Do you think you know better than your father?’ asked his angry mother. Indirect speech: The angry mother asked whether he thought that he knew better than his father. There are ten questions in the …
