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English - II

Notes EXAMPLES
Direct Indirect
1. Jehanara said to Aurangzeb, “I shall suffer Jehanara told Aurangzeb that she would suffer
all that you mete out to our aged father.” all that he meted out to their aged father.
2. I said, “I care not a fig for him.” I said that I cared not a fig for him.
3. “Prem”, said the teacher, “You will pass The teacher told Prem that he would pass only
only if you work hard.” if he worked hard.
4. “Today it is clear”, said the teacher to the The teacher told the class that that day it was
class, “but it will rain heavily to-morrow.” clear, but it would rain heavily the next day.

Self-Assessment
3. Change the following into Indirect Speech:
(i) Once Lincoln said, “If elected I shall be thankful, if not it will be all the same”.
(ii) Gautam said to his disciples, “If others speak against me, or against my religion, or against
the Order, there is no reason why you should be angry.”
(iii) Socrates said, “This plain speaking of mine is the cause of my unpopularity.”
(iv) The old mother said to Pasteur, “If you can cure animals, you can cure my son.”
(v) Mahatma Gandhi said, “Our quarrel is not with the British people ; we fight with their
imperialism.”
(B)
(From Indirect Speech to Direct Speech)
Rules
1. Change Verb in the Past Tense in Indirect Speech into the corresponding Present Tense in the
Direct Form according to the sense.
2. Put Direct Speech within Inverted Commas (“ “).
3. Separate the Reported Speech from the Reporting Verb by a Comma.
4. Use say as the Reporting Verb.
5. Change the Pronouns according to the sense.
6. Change words showing remoteness and distance by the corresponding words showing nearness.
EXAMPLES
1. Indirect : I told her that she had not returned my book even that day.
Direct : I said to her, “You have not returned my book even to-day.”
2. Indirect : Our teacher told us that blood is thicker than water.
Direct : Our teacher said to us, “Blood is thicker than water.”
3. Indirect : My father informed you that he had told him to see you the next day on his
behalf.
Direct : My father said to you, “I have told him to see you to-morrow on my behalf.”
4. Indirect : I told my friend, Lal, that he was tired and that I would take him home.
Direct : “Lal ” said I to my friend, “You are tired. I will take you home.”
Self-Assessment
4. Change the following sentences into the Direct Speech:
(i) Budha said that he must go away the poorer because he had lost a friend.
(ii) The officer said that he was absolutely certain that he had seen him run into the cellar.
(iii) She told him that if he liked her book, she would give it to him.

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