Direct - Indirect
- प्रश्न 98 She said, ‘How beautiful the flower is!’
The indirect speech of the above sentence will be :
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- (अ) He said that the flower was verv beautiful
- (ब) She exclaimed with joy that the flower was very beautiful.
- (स) She exclaimed that the flower is very beautiful.
- (द) She asked that the flower is very beautiful.
उत्तर : She exclaimed with joy that the flower was very beautiful.
- प्रश्न 99 The teacher said to the boys ‘You can do this work’.
The idirect narration of the above sentence will be:
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- (अ) The teacher told the boys that they could do that work,
- (ब) The teacher told the boys that they can do this work,
- (स) The teacher told the boys that they can do this work.
- (द) The teacher told the boys if they could do that work.
उत्तर : The teacher told the boys that they could do that work,
- प्रश्न 100 Choose a sentence with the correct Indirect form of Narration:
Direct : “I will sell the TV set if you keep quarrelling about the programme”. said their mother.
“No, don’t do that ! We will never quarrel”, said the children.
Options:
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- (अ) Their mother said that she would sell the TV set if you kept quarrelling about the programme. The children said, don’t do that as we would never quarrel.
- (ब) Their mother told that the TV set will be sold if they keep quarrelling about the programme. The children forbade her to do that, saying that they will never quarrel.
- (स) Their mother threatened to sell the TV set if they kept quarrelling about the programme. The children begged her not to do that assuring her that they would never quarrel.
- (द) Their mother threatened that she should sell the TV set if they kept quarrelling about the programme. The children requested her do not do this as we would never quarrel.
उत्तर : Their mother threatened to sell the TV set if they kept quarrelling about the programme. The children begged her not to do that assuring her that they would never quarrel.
- प्रश्न 101 Change the narration of the given sentences into Direct/Indirect.
“Where is your friend?” he asked me. -
- (अ) He asked me where my friend was.
- (ब) He asked me about my friend whereabouts.
- (स) He asked me where my friend is.
- (द) He asked me are you with your friend?
उत्तर : He asked me where my friend was.
- प्रश्न 102 Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to me, ‘Have you visited Kashmir this winter?’ -
- (अ) She asked me if I have visited Kashmir that winter.
- (ब) She asked me if I have visited Kashmir this winter.
- (स) She asked me if I had been visiting Kashmir that winter.
- (द) She asked me if I had visited Kashmir that winter.
उत्तर : She asked me if I had visited Kashmir that winter.
- प्रश्न 103 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
“Where did the children leave their record books?” the sports coach asked the class prefect. -
- (अ) The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children are leaving their record books.
- (ब) The sports coach asked the class prefect where have the children left their record books.
- (स) The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children leave their record books.
- (द) The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children had left their record books.
उत्तर : The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children had left their record books.
- प्रश्न 104 Choose the correct indirect form of the sentence.
The man said, “Let me have the first chance.” -
- (अ) The man proposed that he should have the first chance.
- (ब) The man asked to have the first chance.
- (स) The man desired that he had the first chance.
- (द) The man claimed that he had the first chance.
उत्तर : The man proposed that he should have the first chance.
- प्रश्न 105 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “Please give me a glass of water”. -
- (अ) He told to give a glass of water.
- (ब) He ordered to give him a glass of water
- (स) He requested to give him a glass of water.
- (द) He requested to given him a glass of water.
उत्तर : He requested to give him a glass of water.
- प्रश्न 106 Transform the following sentence into a direct sentence:
I asked Sheela if I might know her father. -
- (अ) I said to Sheela, “May I know your father?”
- (ब) I told Sheela, “May I know your father?”
- (स) I asked Sheela, “Can I know your father?”
- (द) I questioned Sheela, “Will I know your father?”
उत्तर : I said to Sheela, “May I know your father?”
- प्रश्न 107 Choose the sentence which is the correct indirect form of the sentence given below:
Direct: The architect said to the builder, “Using innovative materials, we can help reduce the environmental impact of building”. The builder said, “This would increase the cost of construction twofold” -
- (अ) The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
- (ब) The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, we could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
- (स) The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they can help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
- (द) The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that this would increase the cost of construction twofold.
उत्तर : The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
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