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Read the following conversation and write in reported speech:
Tina: I think I can tell you what is wrong with our clock.
George: (sharply) what is it?
Tina: It needs winding up.
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Answer: Tina said that she thought she could tell George what was wrong with their clock. When George sharply asked her what it was, she replied that it needed winding up.
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| Question (2): |
Read the following conversation and write in reported speech:
Rama: Mother, get me the moon.
Kausalya: Do not desire, O my child, to possess the moon. It is not a plaything for children.
Rama: But mother, it shines so brightly.
Kausalya: If you wish, I will bring some jewels that are brighter.
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Answer: Rama asked his mother to get him the moon. She cautioned him not to desire to possess the moon, as it was not a plaything for children.
When Rama adamantly retorted that it shone brightly, she offered to bring some jewels that were brighter.
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| Question (3): |
Read the following conversation and write in reported speech
Old Crab: Why do you walk so crooked, child? Walk straight.
Young Crab: Show me the way, will you?
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Answer: The old crab asked the child why he walked crookedly and ordered him to walk straight.
The young crab immediately requested the old crab to show him the way.
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Read the following conversation and write in reported speech
Old man: My sons, a great treasure is hidden in the estate I am about to leave you.
The sons: Where have you hidden it?
Old man: It is somewhere in the farmland. You will have to dig for it.
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Answer: The old man confided in his sons that a great treasure lay hidden in the estate that he was about to leave them.
The sons wanted to know where he had hidden it.
The old man replied that it was somewhere in the farmland, and that they would have to dig for it.
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| Question (5): |
Read the following conversation and write in reported speech
Man: Are you returning form the village?
Trader: Yes. I returned yesterday.
Man: What news do you bring of my family?
Trader: Your son has begun to walk now. He is an active young child.
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Answer: The man asked the trader if he was returning from the village.
The trader replied that he had returned the previous day.
The man anxiously asked him what news he brought of his family.
The trader told him that his son had begun to walk and added that he was an active young child.
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| Question (6): |
Change the following sentences into reported speech:
1. Mohan said, "I have lost my bat."
2. The soldiers told the captain, "We have enough food to last us for a month."
3. "When are you going to Chennai?" Ram asked Shyam.
4. "Have you got your salary?" the man asked his colleague.
5. "Did you buy these books?" Ram asked Shyam.
6. "This house is mine", Sita told Gita.
7. The king commanded, "The thief must be killed".
8. "What a splendid film!" Gita told Nita.
9. "What is your name?" the teacher asked the boy.
10. The children said, "We cannot sit here"
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Answer: 1. Mohan said that he had lost his bat.
2. The soldiers told the captain that they had enough food to last them for a month.
3. Ram asked Shyam when he was going to Chennai.
4. The man asked his colleague if/whether he had got his salary.
5. Ram asked Shyam if/whether he had bought those books.
6. Sita told Gita that t house was hers.
7. The king commanded the thief to be killed.
8. Gita exclaimed to Nita at the splendid film.
9. The teacher asked the boy what his name was.
10.The children said that they could not sit there.
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| Question (7): |
Read the following telephonic conversation and complete the narration.
Brother: Hello! Could I speak to Dr. Mathew?
Doctor: Dr. Mathew speaking.
Brother: Doctor, I wish to know about a certain patient called Joseph. Has his operation been successful?
Doctor: Yes, it has been successful.
Brother: When will he be allowed to go home?
Doctor: He will have to remain in hospital for two more weeks.
I rang up the hospital and a) ________. When the doctor came on the line, I told him b) _______ I enquired c) ________. The doctor confirmed that it had been successful. Then I asked him d) ________ He answered e) _______
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Answer: I rang up the hospital and a) asked for the Doctor. When the Doctor came on the line, I told him b) that I wanted to know about a certain patient called Joseph. I enquired c) if his operation had been successful. The doctor confirmed that it had been successful. Then I asked him d) when he would be allowed to go home. He answered e) that he would have to remain in hospital for two more weeks.
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