Activity 6 (b) – Change the following sentences into indirect speech

Question

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. The sailor said to us, “There will be a storm.”
2. The teacher said to the student, “Did you come to school yesterday?”
3. The tired guest said to the host, “Please give me a glass of cold water.”
4. Rita said, “How happy I am!”
5. My grandmother said, “May you live long!”

Answer

1. The sailor told us that there would be a storm.
2. The teacher asked the student if he had come to school the previous day.
3. The tired guest requested the host to give him a glass of cold water.
4. Rita exclaimed that she was very happy.
5. My grandmother wished that I might live long.