{"id":7937,"date":"2021-08-26T05:03:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T05:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinefreenotes.com\/?p=7937"},"modified":"2021-08-26T05:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T05:03:32","slug":"grammar-worksheet-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/grammar-worksheet-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Worksheet IV: Direct Indirect Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here, we\u2019ve provided the solutions of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nbsenl.edu.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBSE&nbsp;<\/a>Class 10 English Grammar Worksheet IV (four) which is about the topic Direct Indirect speech. Attempts have been made to keep the solutions error-free, however, if you find any error, let us know. We\u2019ll review it and make corrections if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct speech is when the speaker&#8217;s exact words are reproduced. <em>Eg. He said, &#8220;I am late.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is called indirect speech or reported speech when the main idea of a speaker&#8217;s words is reported by another person but the exact words are not quoted. <em>Eg. He said that he was late.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quotation marks, also known as &#8220;inverted commas,&#8221; are only used for direct speech and not for indirect speech.<\/li><li>In reported speech, question marks and exclamation points are not used.<\/li><li>In reported speech, reporting verbs such as asked, ordered, exclaimed, and shouted are used to convey the speaker&#8217;s mood.<\/li><li>Except when it states a universal truth, the verb tense in the reported speech is in the past tense.<\/li><li>The pronouns are also changed in reported speech. The first and second person pronouns are changed, but the third person pronouns remain unchanged.<\/li><li>Words that indicate &#8220;nearness&#8221; of time and place are replaced with words that indicate &#8220;distance&#8221; of time and place. For instance, &#8216;here&#8217; becomes &#8216;there&#8217; and &#8216;tomorrow&#8217; becomes &#8216;next day&#8217;. Check out the complete list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ef.com\/wwen\/english-resources\/english-grammar\/changing-time-and-place-references\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>The word(s) or sound(s) used by the speaker to express an emotion are ignored in reported speech.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More rules:<\/strong><br><em>(If you are confused about the types of sentences, learn about them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishclub.com\/grammar\/sentence\/type.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In assertive\/declarative sentences, if the reporting speech is in the present or future tense, the verb of the indirect speech remains unchanged. <em>Eg. <\/em><br><em>He says,&#8221;The sum is difficult.&#8221;<br>He says that the sum is difficult.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In imperative sentences, the reporting verb&#8217;said&#8217; is usually replaced by ordered&#8217;, &#8216;requested&#8217;, &#8216;commanded&#8217;, &#8216;demanded&#8217;, &#8216;advised&#8217;, and so on. In this case, the person to whom the direct speech is directed must be mentioned in the reported speech. <em>Eg.<\/em><br><em>&#8220;Fight!&#8221;said the general to the soldiers.<br>The general ordered the soldiers to fight.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of interrogative sentences, the reporting verb &#8216;said to&#8217; can be replaced with &#8216;asked or enquired of&#8217;. When transforming from direct to interrogative, if the interrogative sentence requires a &#8216;Yes\/No&#8217; answer, the conjunction &#8216;if&#8217; or &#8216;whether&#8217; is used in place of &#8216;that.&#8217; <em>Eg.<br>The traveller said to the receptionist &#8220;Do you have any vacant rooms?&#8221;<br>The traveller enquired of the receptionist whether they had any vacant rooms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an interrogative sentence starts with a question word (what, which, who, whom, why, when, where, or how), that question word is used as a conjunction and not changed. <em>Eg.<\/em><br><em>Dave inquired, &#8220;Where did you go last weekend?&#8221;<br>Dave inquired where I had spent the previous weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Rewrite the following in Reported Speech. Pay attention to the tense forms. Use appropriate reporting verbs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Rohit: &#8216;I&#8217;m working in Delhi today.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Asha: &#8216;Would you prefer tea or coffee?&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Shridhar: &#8216;Don&#8217;t touch the glass. It&#8217;s hot.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Seema: &#8216;I wish I could fly like a bird.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Teacher: &#8216;Happy birthday, Gauri.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. Now change this conversation into reported speech<\/strong> (<em>Refer to the image in your book)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Rewrite these sentences using indirect speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. He said, &#8216;I&#8217;m working in the Park Street Office today.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She said, &#8216;I think a new party will win the election.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Priya says, &#8216;Anna lives in London&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Afroz said, &#8216;My friend is going to visit us next week.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Anita said, &#8216;They bought a brand new Honda City.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. She said, &#8216;They are watching TV at the moment.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Simran said, &#8216;I am flying to Chennai tomorrow.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He said, &#8216;Pangnyu drives to work every day.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. Rewrite the following as Direct or Reported Speech as necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. He said, &#8216;Mother, I promise to work hard.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Madan suggested that they should leave early if they wanted to catch the last bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Elizabeth said to Felix, when I was young I often went to the beach at Kovalam.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Pratima said that she wanted to make a card for her teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The judge told the accused that he was honourably acquitted and was free to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F. you are a news report you were present in the market when a fight broke out. Interview some of the witnesses about the incident. Write out the questions and answers in dialogue form. Remember, it is to be in Direct Speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G. Prepare a report on the incident for your newspaper Include the information given by the witnesses. Here you will use the Reported Speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Learn how to write a newspaper report by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/newspaper-report-writing-format\/\">here<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H. Rewrite the dialogue as reported speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Kiran: Don&#8217;t play football in the park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Teacher: Don\u2019t forget to complete your project work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Deepika: Tara went to the market an hour ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Rohan (to you): My sister flew to Mumbai last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Piyush: My parents will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Father (to you): Has mother arrived?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Ravi (to Saurav): Can I help you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Mother: When did you come?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Aman (to you): What are you reading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. Alia (to you): Will Manisha have lunch with Sunita?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Change these sentences from indirect to direct speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Ram told me that he was unwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The geography teacher said that the earth moves around the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. My mother asked me if I had bought a new pair of jeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The judge told the witness to be honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Marc told me that he had finished his homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Samuel asked me if I was going on a picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Sameer told me that he had been fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Karan exclaimed that he had won the kite flying competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J. Change the imperative sentences into indirect speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The officer said to the clerk, &#8216;Bring my file immediately.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The beggar said to the woman, &#8216;please give me some money.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The teacher said to the children, &#8216;Don&#8217;t make noise.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The doctor said to Ravi, &#8216;Quit smoking.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. My father said to me, &#8216;Post this letter immediately.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"um-locked-content\">\n\t<div class=\"um-locked-content-msg\">Missing answers are only available to registered users. Please <strong>register <\/strong>or <strong>login <\/strong>if already registered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here, we\u2019ve provided the solutions of&nbsp;NBSE&nbsp;Class 10 English Grammar Worksheet IV (four) which is about the topic Direct Indirect speech. Attempts have been made to keep the solutions error-free, however, if you find any error, let us know. We\u2019ll review it and make corrections if needed. 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