Choose the indirect speech of the given sentences.
1. She said, “What a wonderful story it is!”
(a) She said that it is a wonderful story.
(b) She exclaimed with joy that it was a very wonderful story.
(c) She told that it was a wonderful story.
(d) She asked that it was a wonderful story.
2. He said to me, “Have you seen my pen?”
(a) He asked me if I had seen his pen.
(b) He asked me if I saw his pen.
(C) He asked me I see his pen.
(d) He said me that I will see his pen.
3. Ravi asked Om, “What is the problem?”
(a) Ravi asked Om what is the problem.
(b) Ravi asked Om what will be the problem.
(c) Ravi ordered Om what the problem is.
(d) Ravi asked Om what the problem was.
4. Raju said, “I have finished my lunch.”
(a) Raju said that he finished his lunch.
(b) Raju said that he had finished his lunch.
(c) Raju said that he will finish his lunch.
(d) Raju said that he was finishing his lunch.
Rakesh
DIRECT SPEECH: These are the original words of the speaker which is placed in quotation marks. Some time it is called quoted speech. There is no change in it and it is word to word same what is spoken by the original speaker.
INDIRECT SPEECH: These are not the original words of the speaker. These are the words stated by someone other to explain the thought of the original speaker.
so the correct answer is
1. (b) She exclaimed with joy that it was a very wonderful story.
2. (a) He asked me if I had seen his pen.
3. (d) Ravi asked Om what the problem was.
4. (b) Raju said that he had finished his lunch.
Anita
direct vs indirect speech nice information
Rakesh
more questions pls
Pariksha Gyan Darpan
ok
Anita
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b
Suraj Sharma
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. b
Ishita
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b
Priya
1. (b) She exclaimed with joy that it was a very wonderful story.
2. (a) He asked me if I had seen his pen.
3. (d) Ravi asked Om what the problem was.
4. (b) Raju said that he had finished his lunch.
Anil Tiwari
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. b
Anjali
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a