Transformation of Sentences: Exercise 59, -64

Exercise 59: Rewrite the following sentences so as to get rid of the Adverb ‘too’.

1.    It is never too late to mend.
Answer: It is never so late that one cannot mend.

2.    He is too proud to beg.
Answer: He is so proud that he cannot beg.

3.    My heart is too full for words.
Answer: My heart is so full that I cannot express my feelings.

4.    He was too late to hear the first speech.
Answer: He was so late that he could not hear the first speech.

5.    He is too ignorant for a postman.
Answer: He is so ignorant that he cannot be a postman.

6.    The boy was too old for a whipping.
Answer: The boy was so old that he could not be whipped.

7.    This tree is too high for me to climb.
Answer:  This tree is so high that I cannot climb.

8.    He speaks too fast to be understood.
Answer: He speaks so fast that he cannot be understood.

9.    He is far too stupid for such a difficult post.
Answer: He is so stupid that he is not suitable for such a difficult post.

10.                       She was sobbing too deeply to make any answer.
Answer: She was sobbing so deeply that she could not make any answer.

11.                       This fact is too evident to require proof.
Answer: This fact is so evident that it does not require proof.

12.                       The work is too much for any man to do single-handed.
Answer: The work is so much that no man can do it single-handed.

13.                       This shirt is too small for me.
Answer: This shirt is so small that it does not suit me.

14.                       The bag was too heavy for me to carry.
Answer: The bag was so heavy that I could not carry it.

Exercise 60: Change the Degree of Comparison without changing the meaning.

1.    Abdul is as strong as his brother.
Answer: Abdul’s brother is not stronger than Abdul. (Comparative)

2.    Akbar was one of the greatest king.
Answer: Akbar was greater than most other kings. (Comparative) or
Very few kings were as great as Akbar. (Positive)

3.    Some boys are at least as industrious as Karim.
Answer: Karim is not more industrious than some other boys. (Comparative)  or
Karim is not the most industrious boy. (Superlative)

4.    Mahabaleshwar is cooler than Mysore.
Answer: Mysore is not so cool as Mahabaleshwar. (positive)

5.    No other bowler in the eleven is so good as Rama.
Answer: Rama is better than any other bowler in the eleven. (Comparative)  or
Rama is the best bowler in the eleven. (Superlative)

6.    Very few cities in India are as big as Chennai.
Answer: Chennai is bigger than most other cities in India. (Comparative) or,
 Chennai is one of the biggest cities in India. (Superlative)

7.    No other story-book is so popular as The Arabian Nights.
Answer: The Arabian Nights is more popular than any other storybook. Or,
The Arabian Nights is the most popular storybook.

8.    This pony is better trained as yours.
Answer: Your pony is not so well trained as this. (positive)

9.    This church is the biggest in Mumbai.
Answer: No other church in Mumbai is so big as this. (Positive) Or, This church is bigger than any other church in Mumbai. (Comparative)

10.                       This newspaper has a bigger circulation than any other morning paper.
Answer.  No other morning paper has as big a circulation as this newpaper. (Positive) Or,
This newpaper has the biggest circulation of all the morning paper. (Superlative)

11.                       Helen of Troy was more beautiful than any other women.
Answer: No other woman was so beautiful as Helen of Troy. (positive) Or,
Helen was the most beautiful woman. (Superlative)

12.                       The airplane flies faster than birds.
Answer: Birds do not fly as fast as the airplane. (Positive)

13.                       Hyderabad is one of the biggest of Indian cities.
Answer: Hyderabad is bigger than most other cities. (Comparative) Or,
Very few Indian cities are as big as Hyderabad. (Positive)

14.                       Some beans are at least as nutritious as meat.
Answer: Meat is not more nutritious than beans. (Comparative)

15.                       Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of Indian kings.
Answer: Very few Indian kings were as great as Samudra Gupta. (Positive) or,
Samudra Gupta was greater than most other Indian kings. (Comparative)

16.                       Australia is the greatest island in the world.
Answer: No other island in the world is so large as Australia. (Positive) Or,
Australia is larger than any other island in the world. (Comparative)

17.                       Very few Indo-Anglian novelists are as great as R. K. Narayan.
Answer:  R. K. Narayan is greater than most other Indo-Anglian novelists. (Comparative) Or,
R. K. Narayan is one of the greatest Indo-Anglian novelists. (Superlative)

18.                       This is one of the hottest districts in India.
Answer: This is hotter than most other districts in India. (Comparative) Or,
Very few districts in India are as hot as this. (Positive)

19.                       It is better to starve than beg.
Answer: It is not so good to beg as to starve. (Positive)

20.                       He loves all his sons equally well.
Answer: He does not love any of his sons better than the others.

Exercise 61: Change the following sentences into the passive form. (Omit the agent where possible)

1.    Premchand wrote this novel.
Answer: This novel was written by Premchand.

2.    We admire the brave.
Answer: The brave are admired (by us).

3.    I bought the baby a ball.
Answer:  A ball was brought for the baby. Or
The baby was brought a ball.

4.    They know me.
Answer: I am known to them.

5.    He invited me to his house yesterday.
Answer: I was invited to his house yesterday.

6.    They enjoy bathing.
Answer: Bathing is enjoyed by them.

7.    I opened the door.
Answer: The door was opened by me.

8.    I read the book long ago.
Answer: The book was read by me long ago.

9.    Pakistan expected to win the match.
Answer: It was expected by Pakistan that they would win the match.

10.                       The master appointed him monitor.
Answer: He was appointed monitor.

11.                       Who taught you such trick as these?
Answer: By whom were you taught such tricks as these.

12.                       Brutus accused Caesar of ambition.
Answer: Caesar was accused of ambition by Brutus.

13.                       The boy is climbing the cliff.
Answer: The cliff is being climbed by the boy.

14.                       He taught me to read Persian.
Answer: I was taught by him to read Persian.

15.                       One expects better behavior from a college student.
Answer: Better behavior is expected from a college student.

16.                       They showed a video of ‘The Titanic’.
Answer: A video of the ‘The Titanic’ was shown.

17.                       You must endure what you cannot cure.
Answer: What cannot be cured must be endured.

18.                       The curator of the museum showed us some ancient coins.
Answer: We were shown some ancient coins by the curator of the museum. Or,
Some ancient coins were shown us by the curator of the museum.

19.                       The king reviewed the troops in the maidan.
Answer: The troops were reviewed by the General in the maidan.

20.                       They have pulled down the old house.
Answer: The old house has been pulled down.

21.                       The rules forbid passengers to cross the railway line.
Answer: Passengers were forbidden to cross the railway line.

22.                       He made his wife do the work.
Answer: His wife was made to do the work.

23.                       Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.
Answer: beasts are taught by nature to know their friends.

24.                       All desire wealth and some acquire it.
Answer:

25.                       Lincoln emancipated four million African slaves.
Answer:

26.                       We expect good news.
Answer: Good news is expected.

27.                       They proposed to build a dam for irrigation purposes.
Answer: It is proposed to build a dam for irrigation purposes.

28.                       I offered him a chair.
Answer: He was offered a chair.

29.                       The French surrendered Quebec to the English in 1759.
Answer: Quebec was surrendered by the French to the English in 1759.

30.                       He showed me the greatest respect.
Answer: I was shown the greatest respect.

31.                       Alas! We shall hear his voice no more.
Answer: Alas! His voice will be heard no more.

32.                       Shall I ever forget those happy days?
Answer: will those happy days be ever forgotten?

33.                       Do you not understand my meaning?
Answer: Is my meaning understood?

34.                       We must listen to his words.
Answer: His words must be listen to.

Exercise 62: Rewrite the following sentences in the passive form. (Omit the agent where possible)

1.    Mecbeth hoped to succeed Duncan.
Answer: It was hoped by Macbeth that he would succeed Duncan.

2.    Who taught you Urdu?
Answer:  Who were you taught Urdu by?
By whom were you taught Urdu? (Formal)

3.    They found him guilty of murder.
Answer: He was found guilty of murder.

4.    The king immediately gave him orders that he should be imprisoned.
Answer:  Orders that he should be imprisoned were immediately given by the king.

5.    Somebody has put out the light.
Answer: The light has been put out.

6.    They laughed at his warnings and objected to all his proposals.
Answer: His warnings were laughed at and all his proposals (were) objected to.

7.    The Swiss regarded him as an impostor and called him a villain.
Answer: he was regarded as an impostor and called  villain by the Swiss.

8.    I have kept the money in the safe.
Answer: The money has been kept in the safe.

9.    He pretended to be baron.
Answer: It was pretended by him that he was a baron.

10.                       His subordinates accused him of various offences.
Answer: His was accused of various offences by his subordinates.

11.                       I saw him opening the box.
Answer: He was seen opening the box.

12.                       He ordered the police to pursue the thief.
Answer: The police were ordered to pursue the thief.

13.                       One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
Answer: Grapes cannot be gathered from the thistles.

14.                       You never hear of a happy millionaire.
Answer: A happy millionaire is never heard of.

15.                       The public will learn with astonishment that war is imminent.
Answer: It will be learnt with astonishment that war is imminent.

16.                       Did you never hear that name?
Answer: Was the name never heard?

17.                       The legend tells us how the castle received its name.
Answer: We are told how the castle received its name.

18.                       Do not insult the weak.
Answer: Let the weak not be insulted.

19.                       Why did he defraud you of your earnings?
Answer: Why were you defrauded of your earnings?

Solution to Exercise 104, 105

Exercise 104. Turn the following into Indirect speech:

1. He said to me, "I have often told you not to play with fire."
Answer: He told (reminded) me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

2. 'You have all done very badly!' remarked the teacher.
Answer: The teacher remarked that they had all done very badly.

3. They wrote, 'It is time we thought about setting this matter.'
Answer: They wrote that it was time they had thought about settling the matter.

4. The teacher promised, 'If you will come before school tomorrow, I will explain it.'
Answer: The teacher promised that he would explain it if they would come before school the next day.

5. She wrote, I am waiting and watching and longing for my son's return.'
Answer: She wrote that she was waiting and watching and longing for her son’s return.

6. The examiner's orders were, 'No one is to bring books into the room nor ask me questions about what I have told you to do.'
Answer: The examiner’s orders were that no one was to bring books into the room nor ask him questions about what he had told them to do.

7. The dwarf said to her, 'Promise me that when you are queen you will give me your first-born child.'
Answer: The dwarf ask her to promise him that when she was Queen she would give him her first-born child.

8. 'That is my house, 'said he, 'and if I do not prove it in a few minutes I will give up my claim.'
Answer: He said that it was his horse and if he did not prove it in a few minutes he would give up his claim.

9. 'I will avenge your wrongs, 'he cried, 'I will not enter Athens until I have punished the king who had so cruelly treated you.'
Answer: He cried that he would avenge my wrongs and that he would not enter Athens until he punished the king who had so cruelly treated me.

10. He wrote and said, 'I am unable to come just now because I am ill, but I will certainly start as soon as I am well enough to do so.'
Answer: He wrote and said that he was unable to come just then because he was ill, but he would certainly start as soon as he was well enough to do so.

11. One day he sent for Cassim and said to him, 'You are now old enough to earn your living, so you must set off, and make your own way in the world.’
Answer: One day he sent for Cassim and told him that he was then old enough to earn his living, so he had to set off and make his own way in the world.

Exercise 105. Turn the following into Indirect Speech:

1.'What do you want? he said to her.
Answer: He asked her what he wanted.

2. He said, 'How is your father?'
Answer: He asked how my father was.

3. 'Are you coming home with me?' he asked.
Answer: He asked whether I was going home with him.

4. He enquired, 'When do you intend to pay me?'
Answer: He enquired when I intended to pay him.

5. He said to us, 'Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?'
Answer: He asked us why we were all sitting about there doing nothing.

6. 'Do you really come from China?' said the prince.
Answer: The prince asked whether I really came from china.

7. The poor man exclaimed, 'Will none of you help me?'
Answer: The poor man exclaimed whether none of us/them would help him.

8. 'Which way did she go?' asked the young Rakshas.
Answer: The young Rakshas asked which way she had gone.

9. Aladdin said to the magician, 'What have I done to deserve so severe a blow?'
Answer: Aladdin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a blow.

10. 'Don't you know the way home?' asked I.
Answer: I asked whether he/she/they did not know the way home.

11. 'Do you write in a good hand?' he said.
Answer: He asked whether I wrote a good hand.

12. 'Have you anything to say on behalf of the prisoner?' said the judge finally.
Answer: The judge finally asked whether he had anything to say on behalf of the prisoner.

13. 'Which is the proper way to answer this question, father? The boy enquired.
Answer: The boy enquired of his father which the proper way to answer the question was.

14. 'Have you anything to tell me, little bird?' asked Ulysses.
Answer: Ulysses asked the little bird whether it had anything to tell him.

15. The young sparrow said, 'Mother, what is that queer object?'
Answer: The young sparrow asked its mother what that queer object was.

16. Then aloud he said, 'tell me, boy, is the miller within?'
Answer: The aloud he asked the boy to tell him whether the miller was within.

17. 'Who are you, sir, and what do you want?' they cried.
Answer: They asked who he was and what he wanted.

18. 'Dear bird, 'she said, stroking its feathers, 'have you come to comfort me in  my sorrow?'
Answer: Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to comfort her in her sorrow.

19. The Rajah was deeply grieved, and said to his wife, 'what can I do for you?'
Answer: The Rajah was deeply grieved and asked his wife what he could do for her.

20. When the sun got low, the king's son said, 'Jack, since we have no money, where can we lodge this night?
Answer: When the sun got low, the king’s son asked Jack where they could lodge that night, since they had no money.

21. She said to him, 'What is it that makes you so much stronger and braver than any other man?'
Answer: She asked him what was it that made him so much stronger and braver than any other man.

22. When the Brahmin approached, the first thief said, 'Why do you carry a dog on your back? Are you not ashamed?
Answer: When the Brahmin approached, the first thief asked why he carried a dog on his back and whether he was not ashamed.

Solution to page - no, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 147, 150

 

              

Page – 131

1.       1. Change each sentence into Indirect form of Speech:
(i) They say, “Kolkata is the city of Palaces.”
Answer: They say that Kolkata is the city of Palaces.
(ii) Mother says, “Munni is an intelligent girl.”
Answer: Mother says that Munni is an intelligent girl.
(iii) Heeroo says, “This dish was very delicious.”
Answer: Heeroo says that this dish was very delicious.
(iv) Rajat will say, “Idleness is a grave sin”.
Answer: Rajat will say that idleness is a grave sin.
(v) The teacher says, “The earth revolves round the sun.”
Answer: The teacher says that the earth revolves round the sun.
(vi) I say, “Prices are shooting up alarmingly.”
Answer: I say that prices are shooting up alarmingly.
(vii) She will say, “The storm was very rough.”
Answer: She will say that the storm was very rough.
(viii) Everyone will say, “Androcles was innocent.”
Answer: Everyone will say that Androcles was innocent.
(ix) Our father says, “The moon will be a space-station in years to come.”
Answer: my father says that the moon will be a space-station in years to come.
(x) She says, “Akbar was the greatest Mughal.”
Answer: She says that Akbar was the greatest Mughal.

Page – 133

1 .  Change each sentence into indirect form of Speech:
(i) The tortoise said, “Slow and steady wins the race."
 Answer: The tortoise said that slow and steady wins the race.
(ii) The teacher said, “The earth revolves round the sun.”
Answer: The teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.
(iii) Hari said, “Shankar is my elder brother,"
Answer: Hari said that Shankar was his elder brother.
(iv) Pinki said, “Aruna has done the homework.”
Answer: Pinki said that Aruna had done the homework.
(v) He said, “Robin may come in the afternoon."
 Answer: He said that Robin might come in the afternoon.
(vi) Banwari said, “It has been raining since dawn.”
Answer: Banwari said that it had been raining since dawn.
(vii) The slave said, “The lion was limping.”
 Answer: The slave said that the lion had been limping.
(viii) Saraswati said, “Amit goes for swimming daily.”
 Answer: Saraswati said that Amit went for swimming daily.
(ix) Meera said, “Amreen can solve this sum.”
Answer: Meera said that Amreen could solve that sum.
 (x) He said, “Pintoo knows Monta by face only.”
Answer: He said that Pintoo knew Monta by face only.

 

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1. Change each sentence into Indirect form of Speech:
(i) They said, “The police arrested the murderer.”
Answer: They said that the police had arrested the murderer.
(ii) Anil said, “Amal deserved the prize.”
Answer: Anil said that Amal had deserved the prize.
(iii) My brother said, “Krishna was an intelligent boy.”
Answer: My brother said that Krishna had been an intelligent boy.
(iv) Sukumar said, “Mohini was suffering from fever.”
Answer: Sukumar said that Mohini had been suffering from fever.
(v) Kamala said, “The train had steamed off in time.”
Answer: Kamala said that the train had steamed off in time.
(vi) The passenger said, “The trains were running late.”
Answer: the passenger said that the train had been running late.
(vii) The hare said, “The tortoise had won the race.”
Answer: the hare said that the tortoise had won the race.
(viii) Sadhan said, “The girls were not singing a carol.”
Answer: Sadhan said that the girls had not been singing a carol.
(ix) She said, “Meera had been weeping bitterly for an hour.”
Answer: She said that Meera had been weeping bitterly for an hour.
(x) The old man said, “It has been snowing for half an hour.”
Answer: The old man said that it had been snowing for half an hour.

 

Page – 135:
1. Change each sentence into Indirect form of Speech:
(i) Roopa said, “We will have a nice time there.”
Answer: Roopa said that they would have a nice time there.
(ii) I said, “I admit that I acted foolishly in what I did.”
Answer: I said I had admitted that I had acted foolishly in what I had done.
(iii) Sunita’s coach said to her, “You should train hard and very regularly if you want to do well in the Championship.”
Answer: Sunita’s coach told her that she should train hard and very regularly if she wanted to do well in the Championship.
(iv) The teacher said, “This plan will cut no ice.”
Answer: the teacher said that that plan would cut no ice.
(v) The worker said, “I shall have finished my work.”
Answer: The worker said that he would have finished his work.
(vi) The monitor said, “Our class shall go for a picnic.”
Answer: the monitor said that their class would go for a picnic.
(vii) The mother said, “The cook will prepare pudding for all.”
Answer:The mother said that the cook would prepare pudding for all.
(viii) They said, “It will have been raining for an hour.”
Answer: They said that it would have been raining for an hour.
(ix) She said, “Neeloo will write a letter.”
Answer: She said that Neeloo would write a letter.
(x) The king said, “Each woman shall have half the baby.”
Answer: the king said that each woman would (should) have half the baby.

 

Page – 137:
 1. Change each sentence to Indirect form of Speech:
(i) I said to him, “You are a fool.
Answer: I told him that he was a fool.
(ii) Vishnu said, “I have been ill for three days.”
Answer: Vishnu said that he had been ill for three days.
(iii) Mahim said to her, “You look very smart.”
Answer: Mahim told her that she looked very smart.
(iv) She said to me, “You are in the wrong.”
Answer: She told me that I was in the wrong.
(v) I said to you, “He misbehaved with me,”
Answer: I told you that she had misbehaved with me.
(vi) We said, “We are quite well here.”
Answer: We said that we were quite well there.
(vii) The teacher said to you, “You have failed the test.”
Answer: The teacher told you that you had failed the test.
(viii) I said to him, “I shall return as soon as I can.”
Answer: I told him that I would return as soon as I could.
(ix) You said to her, “I am awfully thirsty.”
Answer: You told her that you were awfully thirsty.
(x) Amit said to Pooja, “You did not return my pen.”
Answer: Amit told Puja that she had not returned his pen.

 

Page – 138:
3. Change each sentence to Indirect form of Speech:
(i) The preacher said, “We must be bold enough to face injustice.”
Answer: the preacher said that they had to be bold enough to face injustice.
(ii) Iqbal said to Pawan, “This is the finest picture I have seen.”
Answer: Iqbal told Pawan that was the finest picture he had seen.
(iii) The shopkeeper said to the customer, “You will have less to carry.”
Answer: the shopkeeper told the customer that he would have less to carry.
(iv) “We are mere actors on the world stage,” said shopkeeper.
Answer: Shopkeeper said that they were mere actor on the world stage.
(v) The customer said to the shopkeeper, “You will have less to count.”
Answer: The customer told the shopkeeper that he would have less to count.
(vi) She said to me, “She will recover soon.”
Answer: She told me that she would recover soon.
(vii) He said, “We must serve our motherland.”
Answer: He said that we must serve our motherland.
(viii) The teacher said, “God is our father and we are His children.”
Answer: the teacher said that God is our father and we are His children.
(ix) The hare said to the lion, “Another lion detained me on the way.”
Answer: The hare told the lion that another lion had detained him on the way.
(x) The President said, “We are a great nation.”
Answer: the President said that we are a great nation.

Page- 139:
 1. Change each sentence to Indirect form of Speech:
(i) The mother said, “This is why you have failed.”
Answer: the mother said that was why I had failed.
(ii) The boy said, “We are playing.”
Answer: the boy said that they were playing.
(iii) Amal said to Vimal, “I gave you my pen.”
Answer: Amal told Vimal that he had given him his pen.
(iv) She said, “It is money that matters.”
Answer: She said that it was money that mattered.
(v) He said, “Habit dies hard.”
Answer; he said that habit dies hard.
(vi) She said, “This life is not an empty dream.”
Answer: She said that this life is not an empty dream.
(vii) He said to her, “You were a mere child when I saw you last.”
Answer:  he told her that she had been a mere child when he had seen her last.
(viii) He said to you, “I was pleased with you.”
Answer: He told you that he had been pleased with you.
(ix) I said to him, “The sky is blue today.”
Answer: I told him that the sky was blue that day.
(x) He said, “I was ill yesterday.”
Answer: He said that he had been ill the previous day.
(xi) He said to me, “You are honest, so I shall play with you from tomorrow.”
Answer: he told me that I was honest, so he would play with me from the next day.
(xii) My friend said to me, “What brings you hither?”
Answer: My friend asked what brought me thither.

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1. Turn into Indirect Speech:
(i) I said to him, “How are you?”
Answer: I asked him how he was.
(ii) The teacher said to her, “Have you done your homework?”
Answer: The teacher asked her if she had done her homework.
(iii) He said to the boy, “Do you know my brother?”
Answer: he asked the boy if he knew his brother.
(iv) They said to me, “Whom do you want?”
Answer: they asked me whom I wanted.
(v) I said to her, “Do you like sweets?”
Answer: I asked her if she liked sweets.
(vi) He said to me, “When will you come?”
Answer: He asked me when I would go.
(vii) Ravi said to his friend, “Will you come to my house tomorrow?”
Answer: Ravi asked his friend if he would go to his house the next day.
(viii) I said to her, “May I come into your room?”
Answer: I asked her if I might go into her room.
(ix) She said to me, “Will you go to Jalpaiguri today?”
Answer: She asked me if I would go to Jalpaiguri that day.
(x) I said to them, “Why were you shouting?”
Answer: I asked them why they were shouting.
(xi) “Who told you about my success?” said she to her friend.
Answer: She asked her friend who had told him/her about her success.
(xii) The boy said, “Is there any hope for me?”
Answer: The boy asked if there was any hope for him.
(xiii) “Why were you absent yesterday?” said the teacher.
Answer: The teacher asked why I had been absent the previous day.
(xiv) He said to them, “May I park my car here?”
Answer: He asked them if he might park his car there.
(xv) The headmaster said to the boy, “Have you anything to say in your defence?”
Answer: The headmaster asked the boy if he had anything to say in his defence.
(xvi) He said to her, “Why did you not attend my birthday party?”
Answer: He asked her why she had not attended her birthday party.

Page -147:
4. Change the form of Narration:
(i) I said to him, “Please shut the window.”
Answer: I requested him to shut the window.
(ii) He said to his servant, “Fetch me a glass of water.”
Answer: He ordered his servant to fetch him a glass of water.
(iii) The doctor said to him, “Take complete rest,”
Answer: The doctor advised him to take complete rest.
(iv) The teacher said, “Don’t make a noise in the class.”
Answer: The teacher forbade to make a noise in the class.
(v) He said, “Let me go.”
Answer: He asked to let him go. He told that he should go.
(vi) I said to him, “Don’t idle away your time,”
Answer: I forbade him to idle away his time.

(vii) Father said to me, “Think twice before you act.”
Answer: Father advised me to think twice before you acted.
(viii) Ram said to his friends, “Let us do it,”
Answer: Ram suggested his friends to let them do that.
(ix) She said to me, “Do not go there.”
Answer: She forbade me to go there.
(x) I said to him, “Look before you leap.”
Answer: I advised him to look before you leap.
(xi) The teacher said, “Boys, do not shout.”
Answer: the teacher forbade the boys to shout.
(xii) She said to him, “Come to my house.”
Answer: She ordered me to go to her house.
(xiii) He said to me, “Let me do my work.”
Answer: He requested me to let him do his work.
(xiv) He said to us, “Let us go to bed now.”
Answer: He told us that they should go to bed then.
(xv) I said, “Let the boy go where he likes.”
Answer: I said that the boy should where he liked.
(xvi) He said, “Please give me another chance.”
Answer: He requested to give him another chance.
(xvii) “Stop writing,” said the invigilator.
Answer:
(xviii) They said to me, “Take care of yourself.”
Answer: They suggested me to take care of myself.
(xix) I said to her, “Put out the lamp.”
Answer: I ordered her to put out the lamp.
(xx) The accused said to the judge, “Kindly treat me leniently.”
Answer: the accused requested the judge to treat him leniently.

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1. Turn into Indirect form of Speech:
(i) She said, “What a nice thing it is!”
Answer: She exclaimed that it was a very nice thing.
(ii) He said, “Hurrah! My friend has won the first prize.”
Answer: He exclaimed in joy that his friend had won the first prize.
(iii) He said, “How beautiful the flower is!”
Answer: He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower.
(iv) I said to him, “What a fool you are!”
Answer: I exclaimed that he was a great fool.
(v) He said to me, “How clever you are!”
Answer: He exclaimed that I was very clever.
(vi)  She said, “Who knew that this would happen!”
Answer: He exclaimed who had known that that would happen.
(vii) Paul said to his friends, “Good-bye!”
Answer: Paul wished good-bye to his friends.
(viii) I said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
Answer: I cried in grief that I was ruined.
(ix) The boys said, “Hurrah! Our team has won.”
Answer: The boys exclaimed in joy that their team had won.
(x) She said, “What a pity!”
Answer: She cried out that it was a great pity.
(xi) He said, “Good morning, my friends.”
Answer: He wished good morning to his friends.
(xii) She said to them, “How cruel you are!”
Answer: She exclaimed that they were very cruel.
(xiii) He said, “What a pleasant weather it is!”
Answer: He exclaimed in joy that it was a very pleasant weather.
(xiv) “How beautiful these paintings are!” said Ranjan. “I wonder who has painted them.”
Answer: Ranjan exclaimed in joy that those paintings were very beautiful. He wondered who had painted them.
(xv) “What an excellent suggestion you gave! Said Tim to me.
Answer: Tim exclaimed in joy that I had given him an excellent suggestion.