DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
538. He said to Raina, “I cannot            (2) The master asked the              546. You said, “My parents never liked
     marry you now but I shall surely            people,“Why do they prevent           my accepting any job but I had
     do so next year.”                           me from going near the ti-            always wanted to stand on my
     (1) He told Raina that he cannot            ger?”                                 own feet”.
         marry her now but would            (3) The master asked the                   (1) You regretted that your par-
         surely do so the following              people,“Why are they pre-                  ents had never liked you ac-
         year.                                   venting him from going near                cepting any job but you al-
     (2) He told her that he could not           the tiger?”                                ways wanted to stand on
         marry Raina then but would         (4) The master was asking the                   your own feet.
         surely marry her next year.             people,“Why do you prevent
                                                                                       (2) You said that your parents
     (3) He told Raina that he could             me from going near the ti-
         not marry her then but he                                                          never liked your accepting
                                                 ger?”
         would surely do so the fol-                                                        any job but you always
                                       543. Mr. Rao told Mr. Mehta that he                  wanted to stand on your own
         lowing year.                       had to go to the town that day.
     (4) He told Raina that he would                                                        feet.
                                            (1) Mr. Rao said,“I have to go to
         not marry her then but would                                                  (3) You told that your parents
                                                 the town today.”
         surely do so the next year.                                                        never like you accepting any
                                            (2) Mr. Rao said,“Mr. Mehta I                   job but you always wanted
539. He told Pawan that they should
                                                 have to go to the town that
     have tried harder.                                                                     to stand on your own feet.
                                                 day.”
     (1) He said to Pawan,“We                                                          (4) You said that my parents
                                            (3) Mr. Rao said,“Mr. Mehta, I
         should have tried harder.”                                                         never liked my accepting any
                                                 have to go to the town to-
     (2) He said, “Pawan you should                                                         job but I had always wanted
                                                 day.”
         have tried harder.”                                                                to stand on my own feet.
                                            (4) Mr. Rao said,“Mr. Mehta I will
     (3) He said, “Pawan, Don’t you                                               547. She says, “I keep at an arm’s
                                                 have to go to the town to-
         think we should have tried                                                    length, all those who try to flat-
                                                 day.”
         harder.”                                                                      ter me.”
     (4) He said, “Pawan, we had       544. He said, “Do as you wish, but
                                            don’t come and ask me for help             (1) She said that she kept at an
         tried harder.”
                                            if you get into difficulties.”                  arms length all those who try
540. They told me that they had been
                                            (1) He told me to do as he                      to flatter her.
     befooled by those men.
     (1) They said to me,“We were                wished or he wouldn’t come            (2) She exclaims that she keeps
         befooled by these men.”                 and help me if I got into dif-             at an arm’s length all of them
     (2) They said to me,“They had               ficulties.                                 who try to flatter her.
         befooled us.”                      (2) He told me to do as I wished,          (3) She says that she will keep
     (3) They said to me,“We have                but not to go and ask him                  at an arm’s length all those
         been befooled by these men.”            for help if I got into difficul-           who flatter her.
                                                 ties.
     (4) They said to me, “We are                                                      (4) She says that she keeps at
         befooled by these men.”            (3) He ordered me to do as I
                                                                                            an arm’s length all those who
                                                 wished, but not to go and ask
541. The spectators applauded the                                                           try to flatter her.
                                                 him for help if I got into dif-
     young athlete saying that he had                                             548. He said, “Gandhi ji faced many
                                                 ficulties.
     broken all previous records.                                                      awkward situations when he was
                                            (4) He told me that unless I did
     (1) The spectators said to the                                                    living in South Africa.”
         young athlete,“Bravo! You               as I wished he would not
                                                 come and help me if I got into        (1) He said that Gandhi ji had
         have broken all records.”
                                                 difficulties.                              faced many awkward
     (2) The spectators exclaimed to
                                       545. Your father said to me,“I should                stiuations when he was liv-
         the young athlete,“You have
         broken all records.”               not have given my daughter such                 ing in South Africa.
                                            a long rope.”                              (2) He says that Gandhi ji faced
     (3) The spectators said to the
         young athlete,“You broke all       (1) Your father told me that he                 many awkward situations
         records.”                               had not given his daughter                 when he was living in South
                                                 such a long rope.                          Africa.
     (4) The spectators said to the
         young athlete,“You had bro-        (2) Your father told me that he            (3) He told that Gandhi ji had
         ken all records.”                       should not have given his                  faced many awkward situa-
542. The master asked the people                 daughter such a long rope.
                                                                                            tions when he was living in
     why they prevented him from go-        (3) Your father said that he could              South Africa.
     ing near the tiger.                         not have given his daughter
                                                                                       (4) He said that Gandhi ji had
     (1) The master said to the                  such a long rope.
                                                                                            been facing awkward situa-
         people,“Why do you prevent         (4) Your father told to me that
                                                                                            tions when he was living in
         me from going near the ti-              he should not have given his
                                                                                            South Africa.
         ger.”                                   daughter such a long rope.
                                                      SEE–391