(GK) General English "Indirect Speech"

(GK) General English "Indirect Speech"

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1. Rajan said, “I saw the procession”.Rajan said that he had seen the procession.

2. The old man said to the little boy, “What is your name, my child?”The old man inquired of the little boy what his name was.

3. She said, “I have never seen him.”She denied that she had never seen him.

4. She said to him, “Please don't abandon me!”She entreated him not to abandon her.

5. The Judge said to the police officer, “Bring in the accused.”The Judge commanded the police officer to bring in the accused.

6. The officer said to his men, “Fire.”The officer commanded his men to fire.

7. He said to the boy, “What is your name?”He asked the boy what his name was.

8. He said to me, “Please help me!”He requested me to help him.

9. He exclaimed, “My goodness! How beautiful she is!”Full of wonder and admiration, he exclaimed how beautiful she was.

10. The officer said to the candidate, “How old are you”?The officer asked the candidate how old he was.

11. They said to the conservative candidate, “What are your views on socialism?”They questioned the conservative candidate on his views on socialism.

12. She said to him indignantly, “Am I your servant?”She asked him indignantly whether she was his servant.

13. She said to me, “You are my only friend”.She told me that I was her only friend.

14. The teacher said to the student, “Stand up, and remain standing for ten minutes.”The teacher told th student to stand up, and to remain standing for ten minutes.

15. The principal said to the students, “Your examinations will commence on Monday”.The Principal informed the students that their examinations would commence on Monday.

16. I said to him, “When did you arrive?”I asked him when he had arrived.

17. He said to his servant, “Fetch my hat.”He ordered his servant to fetch his hat.

18. Venu said, “I want chocolates now”Venu said that he wanted chocolates then.

19. He said to the stranger, “Where do you come from?”He asked the stranger where he came from.

20. He said to me, “Did you go to college last Monday?”He asked me whether I had gone to college the previous Monday.

21. The teacher said to the boy, “Why were you absent yesterday?”The teacher asked the boy why he had been absent the previous day.

22. He said, “I have never seen her in my life”.He denied that he had ever seen her in his life.

23. He said to the policeman, “Please don't beat me!”He begged the policeman not to beat him.

24. He said, “I have many friends”.He said that he had many friends.

25. Vijay said, “I have finished my work”.Vijay said that he had finished his work.

26. The dictator said, “Let him be shot.”The dictator ordered him to be shot.

27. She said, “Can his words be believed?She queried whether his words could be believed.

28. The spokesman said, “The party is facing no new problem”.The spokesman stated that the party was facing no new problem.

29. The young man said, “My goodness! How beautiful she is!”The young man exclaimed with wonder and admiration how beautiful she was.

30. He said to her, “Where are you going?”He asked her where she was going.

31. I said to him, “Have you been drinking?”I asked him whether he had been drinking.

32. I said to him, “Kindly meet me tomorrow.”I requested him to meet me the next day.

33. He cried, “O God, have mercy on me!”He prayed God to have mercy on him.

34. The teacher said to the students, “Learn this poem by heart.”The teacher instructed the students to learn the poem by heart.

35. Raj said, “I am going to Bangalore tomorrow.”Raj said that he was going to Bangalore the next day.

36. He said to me, “Please help me!”He begged me to help him.

37. They said to him, “Are you writing a novel?”They asked him whether he was writing a novel.

38. He said, “I am innocent, whatever people may say”He claimed that he was innocent, whatever people might say.

39. He said to the boy, “Don't leave the house”.He ordered the boy not to leave the house.

40. Arun said, “The audience has been waiting for the minister's arrival”.Arun said that the audience had been waiting for the minister's arrival.

41. The teacher asked his students, “Have you ever seen a kangaroo?”The teacher asked his students whether they had ever seen a kangaroo.

42. Mr. Ajay: “My friend, please don't betray your country”Mr. Ajay pleaded with his friend not to betray his country.

43. Calling a man aside, the policeman inquired, “What is all this uproar about?”Calling a man aside, the policeman inquired what all the uproar was about.

44. The Judge said, “Let the accused be released forthwith.”The Judge directed that the accused be released forthwith.

45. The innkeeper said to the stranger, “Who are you?”The innkeeper asked the stranger who he was.

46. The old man exclaimed, “Alas! My country is in ruins!”The old man exclaimed bitterly that his country was in ruins.

47. He said to me, “Which is your book?”He asked me which my book was.

48. John says, “I can manage this problem.”John says that he can manage that problem.

49. He said to me, “What is your name, and where do you live?”He wanted to know what my name and address and where I lived.

50. He said, “I wish to learn English”.He said that he wished to learn English

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