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Question 1
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Select the correct change of narration.

I said to him, "Work hard".

A
I told him to work hard.

B
I asked him to do work hard.

C
I advised him to work hard.

D
I said to him to work hard.

Solution

This is a piece of advice. So, option (3) is the correct usage (advised).
Question 2
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Convert the following into indirect speech:

My mother said to me, "Do not tell a lie."

A
My mother advised me not to tell a lie.

B
My mother said to me not to tell a lie.

C
My mother asked me not to tell a lie.

D
My mother told me not to tell a lie.

Solution

It is either an advice or an order.
Question 3
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Select the correct change of narration.

I said to him, "Kindly give me a lift."

A
I asked him to give me a lift.

B
I told him to give me a lift.

C
I said to him kindly give me a lift.

D
I requested him to give me a lift.

Solution

This is a case of a seeking help, and option (4) is the correct usage (requested).
Question 4
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form.

She said to me, "Who teaches you English?"

A
She asked me who taught me English.

B
She said to me that who teaches me English.

C
She told me who taught her English.

D
She asked me who taught me English?

Solution

In interrogative sentences like this, 'said to' becomes 'asked' or 'enquired'. If the reported verb is in the past tense and the reported speech is in the present, reported speech (while change of narration) converts into the past. Moreover, indirect speech never takes question mark.
Question 5
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Change the narration.

Our teacher said to us, "We all live on the earth."

A
Our teacher said to us that we all live on the earth.

B
Our teacher told us that we all live on the earth.

C
Our teacher ordered that we all lived on the earth.

D
Our teacher explained that we all lived on the earth.

Solution

'Said to' in reporting verb becomes 'told'. In cases of universal truths, the tense of reported speech remains unchanged.
Question 6
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Change the narration.

Mother said, "Don't hurt yourselves, girls".

A
Mother told the girls not to hurt themselves.

B
Mother said to the girls do not hurt themselves.

C
Mother asked the girls not to hurt themselves.

D
Mother said that the girls not to hurt themselves.

Solution

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like 'told' instead of 'said' with a to-clause. Instead of using 'do not' we simply use 'not to'.
Question 7
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Change the narration.

He said to Mary, "Be patient".

A
He asked Mary to be patient.

B
He said that Mary be patient.

C
He ordered Mary to be patient.

D
He told Mary to be patient.

Solution

In sentences like this, if we want to report an advice, we can use a verb like 'told' instead of 'said' with a to-clause.
Question 8
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Change the narration.

He asked, "Can I have an orange?"

A
He asked if he could have an orange.

B
He asked that could I have an orange.

C
He said that can I have an orange.

D
He asked that can he have an orange.

Solution

Yes/no type of question is reported by using 'ask' + 'if / whether' + clause. 'Can' will be changed to 'could'.
Question 9
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Select the correct change of narration.

Ravi said to me, "Don't do that again".

A
Ravi warned me do not do that again.

B
Ravi asked me not to do that again.

C
Ravi told me not to do that again.

D
Ravi ordered me not to do that again.

Solution

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like 'told' instead of 'said' with a to-clause.
Question 10
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Change the narration.

He said to them, "Hurry up".

A
He said to them that they hurry up.

B
He told them to hurry up.

C
He requested them to hurry up.

D
He asked them hurry up.

Solution

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like 'told' instead of 'said' with a to-clause.

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Question 1

I told him to work hard.

I asked him to do work hard.

I advised him to work hard.

I said to him to work hard.

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Question 2

My mother advised me not to tell a lie.

My mother said to me not to tell a lie.

My mother asked me not to tell a lie.

My mother told me not to tell a lie.

Solution

Question 3

I asked him to give me a lift.

I told him to give me a lift.

I said to him kindly give me a lift.

I requested him to give me a lift.

Solution

Question 4

She asked me who taught me English.

She said to me that who teaches me English.

She told me who taught her English.

She asked me who taught me English?

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Question 5

Our teacher said to us that we all live on the earth.

Our teacher told us that we all live on the earth.

Our teacher ordered that we all lived on the earth.

Our teacher explained that we all lived on the earth.

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Question 6

Mother told the girls not to hurt themselves.

Mother said to the girls do not hurt themselves.

Mother asked the girls not to hurt themselves.

Mother said that the girls not to hurt themselves.

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Question 7

He asked Mary to be patient.

He said that Mary be patient.

He ordered Mary to be patient.

He told Mary to be patient.

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Question 8

He asked if he could have an orange.

He asked that could I have an orange.

He said that can I have an orange.

He asked that can he have an orange.

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Question 9

Ravi warned me do not do that again.

Ravi asked me not to do that again.

Ravi told me not to do that again.

Ravi ordered me not to do that again.

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Question 10

He said to them that they hurry up.

He told them to hurry up.

He requested them to hurry up.

He asked them hurry up.

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