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Direct Indirect Speech 10

The document provides guidelines for converting imperative and exclamatory sentences into reported speech, detailing the necessary changes in verb forms, reporting verbs, and adjustments for politeness and negatives. It includes examples and exercises for practice, along with answers for self-assessment. Key points emphasize the use of specific verbs for requests, advice, and commands in reported speech.

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Direct Indirect Speech 10

The document provides guidelines for converting imperative and exclamatory sentences into reported speech, detailing the necessary changes in verb forms, reporting verbs, and adjustments for politeness and negatives. It includes examples and exercises for practice, along with answers for self-assessment. Key points emphasize the use of specific verbs for requests, advice, and commands in reported speech.

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Direct Indirect Speech 03/02/2025

Steps to Change Imperative Sentences to Reported Speech


1. Identify the Imperative Sentence: Recognize whether the sentence is a command,
request, or suggestion.
2. Change the Verb Form: Use the base form of the verb in the imperative sentence. In
reported speech, you typically use “to” + base form of the verb.
o Example: “Close the door.” → “He told her to close the door.”
3. Add Reporting Verbs: Use appropriate reporting verbs such as “tell,” “ask,” “advise,”
“order,” or “request.” The choice of verb may depend on the tone of the imperative.
o Example: “Please help me.” → “She asked him to help her.”
4. Adjust for Negatives: If the imperative is negative (e.g., “Don’t touch that!”), use “not”
before the infinitive form of the verb.
o Example: “Don’t be late.” → “He warned them not to be late.”
5. Consider Politeness: If the original command is polite (e.g., using “please”), you can retain
that politeness in your reported speech.
o Example: “Please pass the salt.” → “He requested her to pass the salt.”

Verbs of Request Request, Ask, beg, desire, entreat, pray, implore, solicit
Verbs of Advice Exhort, Urge, Persuade and Advice
Verbs of Command Order, tell, command bid, change, require. (‘Forbid’) is the negative verb of
command.
The most used Verbs Ask and tell
include:
Another main key point in ‘tell’ is often used to express a ‘command’, ‘order’ or ‘request’.
Therefore, it is safe to use ‘tell’ in the indirect form when there is doubt about a proper word to
introduce a reported speech.

Imperative Reported Speech Exercise 1


Transform the following direct speech sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the
changes in tense, pronouns, and any other necessary adjustments.

1. “Close the door,” she said.


2. “Please help me with my homework,” he asked.
3. “Don’t touch that!” the teacher warned.
4. “Finish your dinner,” my mother told me.
5. “Take a seat,” the manager instructed.
6. “Remember to call me,” she reminded him.
7. “Be quiet during the presentation,” he requested.
8. “Try to arrive on time,” she advised.

Check Answers:

1. She told me to close the door.


2. He asked me to help him with his homework.
3. The teacher warned me not to touch that.
4. My mother told me to finish my dinner.
5. The manager instructed me to take a seat.
6. She reminded him to remember to call her.
7. He requested me to be quiet during the presentation.
8. She advised me to try to arrive on time.

Exclamatory Sentences: General Rules


1. Use ‘exclaimed’ in place of ‘said’ in the reporting verb in the indirect speech:
Sometimes Exclamatory sentences contain exclamations like Hurrah! Alas!
Oh! Heavens! Bravo, etc. Such exclamatory words are removed in the
indirect speech and we use ‘exclaimed with sorrow’, exclaimed with joy,
exclaimed with surprise, applaud, pray etc. instead of ‘said’.
2. Generally, Indirect speech begins with that the Conjunction ‘that’
3. Use ‘wish’ and ‘pray to God’ in sentences involving wish and prayer.
4. Convert the exclamatory sentence to a statement i.e. end with a full stop dot
(.)
Examples

1. Direct: Kohli said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”


Indirect: Kohli exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
2. Direct: Reena said, “Alas! Sheela’s mother is suffering from cancer.”
Indirect: Reena exclaimed with sorrow that Sheela’s mother was suffering
from cancer.
3. Direct: My mother said, “May God bless you!”
Indirect: My mother prayed to God for my wellbeing.
4. Direct: He said, “What a pity!”
Indirect: He exclaimed that it was a great pity.
5. Direct: I said, “How stupid he is!”
Indirect: I exclaimed that it was a very stupid of him.
Q. Change the following sentences into Indirect narration.
1. He said, “Alas! I am undone.”
2. She said, “Hoe clever I am!”
3. He said, “Bravo! You have done well.”
4. “Oh, help me, Heaven!” he cried, “I will never steal again.”
5. She said, “May you succeed, my son.”
6. He said, “What a great misery!”
7. The captain said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
8. Sita said, “Goodbye, my friend!”
9. The spectators said, “Bravo! Well played, Rahul!”
10. The merchant said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
Answers
1. He exclaimed sadly (with sorrow) that he was undone.
2. She exclaimed that she was very clever.
3. He applauded him saying that he had done well.
4. He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
5. She wished success for her son. OR She prayed for the success of
her son.
6. He exclaimed that it was a great misery.
7. The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won.
8. She bade her friend goodbye.
9. The spectators applauded Rahul saying that he had played well.
10. The merchant exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.

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