Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 396
Book's First Page DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
She requested me to open the door. ® (I.S.) The mother asked her son what she could do for him. ® (I.S.)
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(my) (I) (you)
133. (3) The teacher said,”Gandhiji was born in India.” ® (D.S.)
140. (2) My Daddy always says, “Getting up early in the morning is a
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Rep.V. Ger. H.V.
The teacher said that Gandhiji was born in India. ® (I.S.) good habit.” ® (D.S.)
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Rep.V. Conj. H.V. Verb habit. ® (I.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄
As the statement is a Universal Truth, there will be no change in the Tense of Rep. V Conj. Ger.
the Verb. As the statement is a Universal Truth, there will be no change in the Tense of
134. (3) The teacher said to the student, “Why do you disturb the class ? the Verb.
® (D.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 141. (1) “Be quiet”, I said to them. ® (D.S.)
Rep.V. H.V. Pro. Verb ̄ ̄
(student) (S. Pr.) H.V. Rep.V.
The teacher asked the student why he disturbed the class. I told them to be quiet. ® (I.S.)
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Rep.V. Pro. Verb Rep.V. Inf. H.V.
(you) (S. Past) 142. (3) The mother says to the child,”The sun rises in the East. ® (D.S.)
135. (1) Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic ?” ® (D.S.)
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(me) (Rita)
Rita asked me if I would lend her that classic. ® (I.S.) The mother tells the child that the sun rises in the East. ® (I.S.)
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(you) (me) (S. Pr.)
136. (1) The lady said to the servant,“If you don’t wash the clothes properly 143. (2) He said,“The teacher usually does not ask any question.”® (D.S.)
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(servant)
He said that the teacher usually did not ask any question. ® (I.S.)
I will dismiss you.” ® (D.S.)
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Pro. H.V. Verb Pro.
(the lady) (servant) 144. (1) “Where do you live?” asked the stranger. ® (D.S.)
The lady warned the servant that she would dismiss her if she ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
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Rep.V. Conj. Pro. H.V. Verb Pro. Pro. (me) (S.Pr.)
(I) (you) (you) The stranger asked where I lived ® (I.S.)
didn’t wash the clothes properly. ® (I.S.)
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H.V. Verb
(you) (S. Past)
137. (1) There are ceremonies going on, “ he said to me. ® (D.S.)
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H.V. Verb Rep. V. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
He told me that there were ceremonies going on. ® (I.S.) Rep.V. H.V. Pro. Verb Ext. Wd.
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Rep.V. Conj. H.V. Verb I asked him how he knew that. ® (I.S.)
138. (3) He said to Manoj, “May you prosper!” ® (D.S.) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
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Rep.V. Modal Pro.
(you) (S.Past)
(Manoj)
146. (1) He said,”We are all sinners.” ® (D.S.)
He wished that Manoj might prosper. ® (I.S.)
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139. (3) The mother said, “What can I do for you, my son ?”® (D.S.) He said that we are all sinners. ® (I.S.)
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(mother) (son) (mother’s) [Universal Truth]
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