Direct and Indirect Speech

                    English Grammar For Practice

            Free Practice with Numerous examples,exercises with solution

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Simple narration examples

1. Ravi said,"I am too weak to play the game now."

        Ravi said that he was too weak to play the game then.

2 .Sita said,"I have no money to buy a car."

        Sita said that she had no money to buy a car.

3. Ankur said,"I am very ambitious."

        Ankur said that he was very ambitious.

4 .He said," I lived in India for nearly two years."

       He said that he had lived in India for nearly two years.

5.Mohan said,"I have no time to meet you tomorrow."

       Mohan said that he had no time to meet me the next day.

6.He said,"Susian is absent in the class."

       He said that Susian was absent in the class.

7.The man said," God is everywhere."

      The man said that God is everywhere.

8. He said to me,"Your sister has sent you a parcel."

      He told me that my sister had sent me a parcel.

9.He said,"The earth moves round the Sun.

      He said that the Earth moves round the Sun."

10. She said ,"I was reading a horror story yesterday."

       She said that she was reading a horror story the previous day."

 Narration set 2

1.He said to him,"What a fool you are!"

He exclaimed to him that he was a great fool.

2.She said,"Alas!,we could not save him."

She exclaimed with sorrow that they could not save him.

3.Ram said to his sister,"Can you lend me some money?"

Ram asked his sister if she could lend him some money.

4.He said to us,"Please give me a pen."

 

He requested us to give him a pen.

 

5.Raju said," I have many things to share."

 

Raju said that he had many things to share.