DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
13. (3) 18. (3) “I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me,” said she.
“No,” said the child. “I won’t kneel, for if I do, I shall sp oil ® (D.S.). ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ Pro Modal Verb Ext.Wd. Modal Pro. (I)
Rep. V Pro.l Modal Verb Pro. H.V. Pro. Modal Verb (will not)
(the child) (will not) (child) (child) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not
my new pair of trousers. ® (D.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
̄ Rep.V. Conj. Pro. Modal Verb Ext. Wd. Modal
Pro. (child’s) (I) (shall) (here) (will not)
The child said that he would not kneel, for if he did, he would be able to find her. ® (I.S.)
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 19. (1) Mother said , “Gaurav,youwill be eligible for voting when youare 18.”
Rep. V. Conj. Pro Modal Pro. H.V. Pro. Modal ® (D.S.). ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
(I) (will not) (I) (I) (Shall) Rep. V. Pro. Modal Pro. H.V.
spoil his new pair of trousers. ® (I.S.) (Gaurav) (Gaurav)
̄ Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he was
Pro. (my) 18”. ® (I.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
14. (4) The chairman of the selection committee said,”We shall finalise Rep. V. Conj. Pro. Modal H.V.
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ (you) (will)
Rep. V. Pro. Modal Verb 20. (4) He said,” Bravo ! You have done well. “ ® (D.S.)
the rest of our team after we have selected the ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
Rep. V. Inter. Pro. Verb
̄ ̄ ̄
(him) (Pr. Per.)
Pro. Pro. Verb (Pr. Per.)
He applauded him, saying that he had done well. ® (I.S.)
skipper.” (D.S.) [Pro. ‘we’, ‘our’ stands for ‘The chairman of the selection
committee] ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise Rep. V. Pro. Conj. Pro. Verb
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ (you)(P. Per.)
Rep. V Conj. Pro.(we)Modal (shall) 21. (3) He said to me, “ You are getting lazy day by day”, ® (D.S.)
̄ ̄ ̄
the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper. ® (I.S.) Rep. V. Pro. Verb
̄ ̄ ̄ (me) (Pr. Cont.)
Modal Pro. Pro. Verb He told me that I was getting lazy day by day. ® (I.S.)
(shall) (our) (We) (P. Per) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
15. (1) He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?” ® (D.S.). Rep. V. Conj. Pro. Verb
̄ ̄ ̄ (you)(P. cont.)
Rep. V. Verb Pro. (me) 22. (3) “When will I be able to vote ?” I asked my mother. ® (D.S.)
(Pr. Per.) ̄ ̄ ̄
He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me. (I.S.) Modal Pro. Rep. V.
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ (I)
Rep. V. Conj. Verb (P. Per) Pro. I asked my mother when I would be able to vote. ® (I.S.)
(you) ̄ ̄ ̄
16. (4) The Pilot said,“Please don’t panic but tighten your seat belts.” ? ® Rep.V. Pro. Modal
(D.S.). ̄ ̄ ̄ (I) (will)
Rep. V. Verb Pro. 23. (4) I said, “Father, when will you buy me a motor cycle ?” ® (D.S.)
(S. Pr.) (passengers) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
The Pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. ® (I.S.) Rep. V. Modal Pro. Verb Pro.
̄ ̄ ̄ (father) (I)
Rep. V. Inf. Pro. I asked my father when he would buy me a motor cycle. ® (I.S.)
(your) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
When a sentence begins with don’t in D.S. not to will be used in I.S. Rep. V. Pro. Pro. Modal Verb Pro.
17. (2) He said,“Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today ?” (D.S.) (I) (you) (will) (me)
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 24. (3) He said to me,“Isthereany possibility of my getting promotionthisyear?”
Rep. V. H.V Pro. Verb Ext. wd. ® (D.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
Rep. V. H.V. Pro. Ger. Ext. Wd.
(Ravi)(Pr. Cont)
(me)
He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day. (I.S.)
He asked me if there was any possibility of his getting promotion that year.® (I.S.)
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
Rep.V. Pro. verb Ext. wd.
Rep. V. Conj. H.V. Pro. Ext. Wd.
(You) (P.Cont)
(my)
The word order will be Subject/ Pronoun + Verb (he + was sounding)
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