Direct and Indirect Narration (Direct to Indirect Speech) Examples for practice

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Ans. I told him that he looked a bit of a wrestler himself.

Ans. He explained that he had made some money the previous day and added that he would pay me regularly from then onwards.

Ans. Robert asked Poulengey if he took her crazy idea of going to the Dauphin seriously. Poulengey replied in the affirmative saying that there was something about her and it might be worth trying.

Ans. The king told the hermit that he had come to him to ask him three questions.

Ans. The hermit suggested that they should see who it was.

Ans. The lion laughed and asked her how she could do it keeping just one drop of water in her beak.

Ans. He said that they were ready to listen to Bach.

Ans. He told me that I was not tone-deaf.

Ans. Einstein asked if I could have done it.

Ans. He ordered me to sing that back.

Ans. He asked what kind of Music I liked.

Ans. She said to Dr. Einstein that she was really sorry.

Ans. Mary Kom said that she was good at cooking.

Ans. She replied saying that she did hear him and that she had spoken to him and he would come the next morning with the tabla Ustad and that they would play for him.

Ans. She begged him to please go.

Ans. He asked Ustad Sahib what they should do.

Ans. Her brother asked her to enjoy herself commenting on how lucky she was.

Ans. Panditji replied in the affirmative and stated that it was settled then, that they would perform for the boy the next morning.

Ans. She asked the writer why he did not follow her example and ate just one thing.

Ans. The writer in a faint voice asked his friend if she was still hungry.

Ans. As she shook hands with him, she told the writer to follow her example and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.

Ans. The writer told his friend that he would do better than that and that he would eat nothing for dinner that night.