Direct and direct speech

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECHDIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH
1)"Are you feeling alright now?" said the master1)"Are you feeling alright now?" said the master
to his servant, "can you leave for Lahoreto his servant, "can you leave for Lahore
tomorrow morning and bring his son there fortomorrow morning and bring his son there for
the holidays?"the holidays?"
Ans. The master asked his servant if he was
feeling alright then. He further asked him if he
could leave for Lahore the following morning and
bring his son there for the holidays.

"A great loss to me at any rate," said the"A great loss to me at any rate," said the
Miller, "why I had as good as given him myMiller, "why I had as good as given him my
wheelbarrow, and now I really don't know whatwheelbarrow, and now I really don't know what
to do with it."to do with it."
Ans. The Miller told them that it was a great loss
to him at any rate. He added that he had as good
as given him his wheelbarrow, and then he really
didn't know what to do with it.

(a) He said, "The earth moves round the sun,"(a) He said, "The earth moves round the sun,"
(b)(b) He said, "I am an early riser.”.He said, "I am an early riser.”.
(a)He said that the earth moves round the sun.
(b)He said that he was an early riser.

My father said, "Have you not finished your lesson yet, myMy father said, "Have you not finished your lesson yet, my
boy?" "No," I replied, "this lesson, is so difficult! I tried myboy?" "No," I replied, "this lesson, is so difficult! I tried my
best to learn it yesterday but failed." "Never mind," said mybest to learn it yesterday but failed." "Never mind," said my
father, "try again and again, and you will succeed at last."father, "try again and again, and you will succeed at last."
Ans. My father asked me if I had not finished my lesson
till then. I replied in negative and added that that lesson
was so difficult and that I had tried my best to learn it the
previous day but failed. My father forbade me to mind and
advised me to try again and again and assured me that I
would succeed at last.

The teacher became, angry with the student and said,The teacher became, angry with the student and said,
"Why have you 'disturbed the class? I have told you"Why have you 'disturbed the class? I have told you
before that when I am speaking you should be silent."before that when I am speaking you should be silent."
The teacher became angry with the student and asked him
why he had disturbed the class. He added that he had told
him before that when he was speaking he should be silent.

The Headmaster said/'Come in, Smith, what do youThe Headmaster said/'Come in, Smith, what do you
want?" Smith said, "May I stay at home on Wednesday,want?" Smith said, "May I stay at home on Wednesday,
Sir? My father is returning from Africa." TheSir? My father is returning from Africa." The
Headmaster said." At what time will he arrive?"Headmaster said." At what time will he arrive?"
The Headmaster permitted Smith to come in and asked
him what he wanted. Smith asked respectfully if he might
stay at home on Wednesday and added that his father was
returning from (Africa. The Headmaster asked him at what
time he would arrive.

““I Know nothing about the feelings of parents," said theI Know nothing about the feelings of parents," said the
water-rate; "I am not a family man. Love is all verywater-rate; "I am not a family man. Love is all very
well in its way, but friendship is much higher."well in its way, but friendship is much higher."
The water-rat said that he knew nothing about the feelings
of parents and that he was not a family man. He further
said that love was all very well in its way, but friendship was
much higher.

Are you feeling alright now?" said the Manager to hisAre you feeling alright now?" said the Manager to his
Assistant. "Can you manage the factory in myAssistant. "Can you manage the factory in my
absence."absence."
Ans. The Manager asked his Assistant if he was feeling
alright then. He further asked him if he could manage the
factory in his absence.

"May you succeed in life!" she said to me She said."May you succeed in life!" she said to me She said.
"What a strange story it is!""What a strange story it is!"
Ans.She prayed that I might succeed in life. She exclaimed
with wonder that it was a very strange story.

Allama said, "Have you heard that she has holidaysAllama said, "Have you heard that she has holidays
now and that she is coming to see us tomorrow?"now and that she is coming to see us tomorrow?"
Ans. Najma asked them if they had heard that she had
holidays then and that she was coming to see them the
next day.

A fawn, one day, said to her mother, "Mother, you areA fawn, one day, said to her mother, "Mother, you are
bigger than a dog and swifter and better minded, and youbigger than a dog and swifter and better minded, and you
have horns to defend yourself, how is it that you are sohave horns to defend yourself, how is it that you are so
afraid of t he hounds?“She smiled and said, "All this, myafraid of t he hounds?“She smiled and said, "All this, my
child. I know fully well; but no sooner do I hear a dog bark,child. I know fully well; but no sooner do I hear a dog bark,
then, somehow or other, my heels take me off as fast asthen, somehow or other, my heels take me off as fast as
they can carry me."they can carry me."
Ans. A fawn, one day told her mother that she was bigger
than a dog and swifter and better minded and she had
horns to defend herself. He then asked his mother how it
was that she was so afraid of the hounds. She smiled and
told her child that she knew all that fully well but as soon as
she heard a dog bark, somehow or other her heels took her
off as fast as they could carry her.

"What a silly boy you are" cried the Miller, "I really don't"What a silly boy you are" cried the Miller, "I really don't
know what is the use of sending you to school. You seemknow what is the use of sending you to school. You seem
not to learn anything."not to learn anything."
The miller shouted to his son that he was a very silly boy.
He told him that he really did not know what the use of
sending him to school. He further told him that he (the boy)
seemed not to learn anything.

(a)(a) "Sit down and tell me what is worrying you," he said to"Sit down and tell me what is worrying you," he said to
her.her.
(b)(b) "Take care of your health," said the doctor to the"Take care of your health," said the doctor to the
patient.patient.
Ans.(a)He advised her to sit down and tell him what was
worrying her.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take care of his health.

My Friend said, 'Who do you think is right, the one whoMy Friend said, 'Who do you think is right, the one who
thinks that life in this world is all paradise or the one who isthinks that life in this world is all paradise or the one who is
always cursing himself as to why he was born.“ I said,always cursing himself as to why he was born.“ I said,
"None of them is absolutely correct. Life is neither all"None of them is absolutely correct. Life is neither all
heavenly nor all infernal. It is for man to learn how to turnheavenly nor all infernal. It is for man to learn how to turn
the painful ordeals of life into delightful enterprise.the painful ordeals of life into delightful enterprise.
My friend asked me who I thought was right, the one who
thought that life in this world was all paradise or the one who
was always cursing himself as to why he was born. I replied
that none of them was absolutely correct. I further said that
life was neither all heavenly nor all infernal. It was for the
man to learn how to turn the painful ordeals of life into
delightful enterprise.

The teacher became angry with the student and said, "WhyThe teacher became angry with the student and said, "Why
have you disturbed the class in this way I have told youhave you disturbed the class in this way I have told you
before that when I am speaking you should be silent. Leavebefore that when I am speaking you should be silent. Leave
the room and do not return."the room and do not return."
The teacher became angry with the student and asked him
why he had disturbed the class in that way. He reminded him
that he' had told him before that when he was speaking he
(the student) should be silent. He then ordered him to leave
the room and forbade him to return.

(a)(a) He said to me, "Change your clothes."He said to me, "Change your clothes."
(b)(b) He said to his sister, "Honesty is the best policy."He said to his sister, "Honesty is the best policy."
Ans. (a) He ordered me to change my clothes.
(b) He told his sister that honesty is the best policy.

Blair: Have you seen the President?Blair: Have you seen the President?
Stanton: I have just been with him.Stanton: I have just been with him.
Welles: What does he say?Welles: What does he say?
Stanton: He only said, 'at last'. He is coming in a moment.Stanton: He only said, 'at last'. He is coming in a moment.
Hook: He will bring his proclamation with him again. I do not think this isHook: He will bring his proclamation with him again. I do not think this is
the right moment to make it.the right moment to make it.
Blair asked Stanton if he had seen the President. He answered that he
had just been with him. Welles asked what he (the President) said.
Stanton answered that he(the President) only said "at last". He further
said that he (the President) was coming in a moment Hook said that he
(the President) would bring his proclamation with him again. He added
that he did not think that was the right moment to make it.

"Ah! the life of my dear friend is in jeopardy," said the fox to"Ah! the life of my dear friend is in jeopardy," said the fox to
herself, "How to save the life of the jacket from theseherself, "How to save the life of the jacket from these
furious hounds?"furious hounds?"
The fox said to herself with grief that the life of her dear friend was in
jeopardy, She asked how to save the life of the Jackal from those furious
hounds.

"I don't understand you," answered the water-rat. "Let me"I don't understand you," answered the water-rat. "Let me
tell you a story on the subject," said the Linnet. "Is the storytell you a story on the subject," said the Linnet. "Is the story
about me?" asked the water-rat.about me?" asked the water-rat.
Ans. The water-rat answered that, he did not understand him. The
linnet shouted to him to let him tell him a story on the subject. The water-
rat asked if the story was about him

"How very well you speak French!" Lady Grizzel said. "I"How very well you speak French!" Lady Grizzel said. "I
ought to know it" Becky modestly said, "I taught it in aought to know it" Becky modestly said, "I taught it in a
school and my mother was a French woman".school and my mother was a French woman".
Ans: Lady Grizzel exclaimed with surprise that she (Becky) spoke
French very well. Becky modestly said that she ought to know it and
added that she had taught it in a school and her mother was a
French woman.

"I'll sell the T. V. set if you keep quarrelling about the"I'll sell the T. V. set if you keep quarrelling about the
programme," said the mother. "Please don't do that,"programme," said the mother. "Please don't do that,"
said the children.said the children.
Ans. The mother told the children that she would sell the T.V. set if
they kept quarrelling about the programme. The children requested her
not to do that.

"Lots of people act well," answered the Miller, "but very"Lots of people act well," answered the Miller, "but very
few people talk well, which shows that talking is muchfew people talk well, which shows that talking is much
the more difficult thing of the two, and much the finerthe more difficult thing of the two, and much the finer
thing also".thing also".
Ans. The Miller answered that lots of people acted well but very few
people talked well, which showed that talking was much the more difficult
thing of the two, and much the finer thing also.

(a)(a) The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck theThe gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the
flowers",flowers",
(b)(b) My friend said to me, "When will you go toMy friend said to me, "When will you go to
Lahore?"Lahore?"
Ans. (a) The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers,
(b) My friend asked me when I should go to Lahore.

(a)(a) The teacher said to us, No doubt that it is a very hotThe teacher said to us, No doubt that it is a very hot
today, even then I am going to teach you".today, even then I am going to teach you".
(b)(b) Ahmed said to me, "Will you really stand by me in hourAhmed said to me, "Will you really stand by me in hour
of need?"of need?"
Ans.(a) The teacher told us that no doubt that it was a very
hot that day, even then he was going to teach us.
(b) Ahmed asked me if I should really stand by him in hour of
need.

"Who are you, strangers?" I asked "Where do you"Who are you, strangers?" I asked "Where do you
come from? Are you honest merchants or wanderingcome from? Are you honest merchants or wandering
pirates?"pirates?"
Ans. I asked the strangers who they were and where they
came from. I further asked if they were honest merchants or
wandering pirates.

The traveler said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearestThe traveler said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest
inn?" "Yes," said the farmer, "Do you want one in which youinn?" "Yes," said the farmer, "Do you want one in which you
can spend the night?" "No," replied the traveler, "I only wantcan spend the night?" "No," replied the traveler, "I only want
a meal."a meal."
Ans. The traveler asked the farmer if he could tell him the
way to the nearest inn. The farmer replied in affirmative and
asked the traveler if he wanted one in which he could spend
the night. The traveler replied in negative and further said that
he only wanted a meal.

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