4. Direct & Indirect Speech, Method of Assertive & Negative Sentences, Narration Exercise 1 of 10th English B by AG Ahmad

 

1)  Method of Assertive & Negative Sentences

Recognition: - Positive sense & Negative sense

The reported speech of these sentences always starts with, I, we, you, they, he, she, it.

Changes:-                      

i. “Said or said to” is changed into “told”.

ii)  At the place of “Commas” write “that”.

Change of pronoun, tense and certain words occur according to the Method.

Ø  Direct Speech: -   He said, “I am doing my work.”

   Indirect Speech: - He said/told that he was doing his work.

English Grammar & Composition

9^th – 10^th

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Exercise No 1

1. She said, “I like clouds in the sky.” 

      She said that she liked clouds in the sky.

2. He said, “I am unwell.”

      He said that he was unwell.

3. He said to her, “I live in this building.”

      He told her that he lived in that building.

4. They said, “Our teacher is on leave.”

      They said that their teacher was on leave.

5. Arif and Ayesha said to their mother, “We like mangoes.’

      Arif and Ayesha told their mother that they liked mangoes.”

6. She said, “I am helping my mother in the kitchen.”

      She said that she was helping her mother in the kitchen.

7. He said, “I am watering the plants in the garden.”

      He said that he was watering the plants in the garden.

8. Afshan said, “I am sewing mother’s shirt.”

      Afshan said that she was sewing mother’s shirt.

9. He said, “They are not doing their duty well.”

      He said that they were not doing their duty well.

10. He said to me, “You are not running very fast.”

      He told me that I was not running very fast.

11. They said, “We have done our duty.”

   They said that they had done their duty.

12. The teacher said to us, “You have not completed your drawing.”

      The teacher told us that we had not completed our drawing.

13. She said, “They have not eaten their meals.”

      She said that they had not eaten their meals.

14. The teacher said, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”

      The teacher said that he had often told me not to play with           fire.

15. My brother said to me, “You have missed the point completely.”

      My brother told me that I had missed the point completely.

16. He said, “I completed my drawing half an hour ago.”

      He said that he had completed his drawing half an hour before.

17. She said, “I did not go to school yesterday.”

      She said that she had not gone to school the previous day.

18. He said, “She sang a beautiful ghazal at the concert last night.”

He said that she had sung a beautiful ghazal at the concert the previous night. 

19. She said, “He rang me up at twelve midnight.”

      She said that he had rung her up at twelve midnight.”

20. He said, “The boys did not put up a good show last night.”

      He said that the boys had not put up a good show the previous night.

21. She said, “I shall never do such a thing.”

      She said that she would never do such a thing.

22. Afshan said, “They will wait for us for one hour only.”

      Afshan said that they would wait for them for one hour only.

23. They said, “We shall never make a promise, we cannot fulfill?

      They said that they should never make a promise, they could not fulfill.

24. He said, “I shall explain this to you only if you listen to me with patience.”

      He said that he would explain that to me only if I listened to him with patience.”

25. He said, “I hope you will not repeat this mistake.”

      He said that he hoped I would not repeat that mistake.

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