SEBA| HSLC| CLASS 10| ENGLISH GRAMMAR| NARRATION CHANGE| ASSAM BOARD
GRAMMAR
NARRATION CHANGE
[HSLC EXAM - 1998]
(i) Arun said, “I do not know this boy”.
Ans: Arun said that he did know that boy.
(ii) I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.
Ans: I said to the boy, “Have you answered all the questions?"
(i) “I made some money yesterday” Anil said.
Ans: Anil said that he had made some money the day before.
(ii) Raja told me that he would meet me the next day.
Ans: Raja said to me, “I shall meet you tomorrow.”
(i) Anita said to Ravi, “Please lend me your pen”.
Ans: Anita requested Ravi to lend her his pen.
(ii) The boy told me that his father would meet me soon.
Ans: The boy said to me, “My father will meet you soon.
(i) He said to me, “Lend me your book for today”.
Ans: He requested me to lend him my book for that day.
(ii) He said to me, “You will be tried before you arrive.”
Ans: He told me that I would be tried before I arrived.
(iii) Ram asked me if I had a car.
Ans: Ram said to me, “Do you have a car?”
(iv) The old man wished that I might be happy.
Ans: The old man said to me, “May you be happy.”
(i) He said to me, “When did you buy this car?”
Ans: He asked me when I had bought that car.
(ii) I said, “I bought it yesterday.”
Ans: I said that I had brought that the day before.
(iii) Ravi thanked me for my help.
Ans: Ravi said to me, “Thank you for your help.”
(iv) The old man prayed that God might help me.
Ans: The old man said to me, “May God help you.”
(i) Mohan said to Hari, “Can I borrow a hundred rupees from you?”
Ans: Mohan asked Hari if he (Mohan) could borrow a hundred rupees from him (Hari).
(ii) Hari replied that he had no money to lend him.
Ans: Hari replied, “I have no money to lend you.”
(iii) “Can you ride a bicycle?” I asked Gita.
Ans: I asked Gita if she could ride a bicycle.
(iv) The teacher said, “The earth is round.”
Ans: The teacher said that the earth is round.
(i) The teacher said to me, “Don’t neglect your studies.”
Ans: The teacher advised me not to neglect my studies.
(ii) The doctor said to her, “Can you buy the medicines?”
Ans: The doctor asked her if she could buy the medicines.
(iii) The Headmaster asked me who I was.
Ans: The Headmaster said to me, “Who are you?”
(iv) He told his wife that he might be late.
Ans: He said to his wife, “I may be late.”
(i) “I made some money yesterday”, He said to Hari.
Ans: He told Hari that he had made some money the day before.
(ii) Mohan said that he goes for a walk every morning.
Ans: Mohan said, “I go for a walk every morning.
(i) The boy said, “Sir, please explain the poem once more.”
Ans: The boy humbly requested his teacher to explain the poem once more.
(ii) The teacher said that he would do that the next day.
Ans: The teacher said, “I shall do it tomorrow.”
(i) He said to them, “Good bye, my friends.”
Ans: He bade his friends good bye.
Or
He bade goodbye to his friends.
(ii) I said to her, “Do you want my help?”
Ans: I asked her if she wanted my help.
(i) The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
Ans: The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
(ii) Anita said, “I do not know the boy.”
Ans: Anita said that she did not know the boy.
(i) The lady said to the man, “I don't know you."
Ans: The lady told the man that she did not know him.
(ii) She asked him to keep quiet.
Ans: "She said to him, “Keep quiet."
(i) The lady said to me, “I will tell you, my story.”
Ans: The lady told me that she would tell me her story.
(ii) I told her that I had no time for that.
Ans: I said to her, “I have no time for this/it.”
(i) The mechanic said, “I will repair your car tomorrow.”
Ans: The mechanic said that he would repair my car the next day.
(ii) The teacher enquired of the pupil if he had done his homework.
Ans: The teacher said to the pupil, “Have you done your homework?”
(i) He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
Ans: He said that honesty is the best policy.
(ii) He said that he takes bath in the Brahmaputra every morning.
Ans: He said, “I take bath in the Brahmaputra every morning.”
(i) She said, “The water is boiling.”
Ans: She said that the water was boiling.
(ii) Mira said that her mother had been suffering from fiver.
Ans: Mira said, “My mother has been suffering from fiver.”
(i) He told her not to disturb him.
Ans: He said to her, “Don’t disturb me.”
(ii) Mother said to me, “Don’t tell a lie.”
Ans: Mother advised me not to tell a lie.
(i) “What a beautiful building!” he said.
Ans: He exclaimed with/ cried out with wonder that the building was very beautiful.
(ii) She proposed that we should go for a walk.
Ans: She said to me, “Let us go for a walk.”
(i) “Can you drive a car?” I said to Rahim.
Ans: I asked Rahim if he could drive a car.
(ii) The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the post office.
Ans: The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the post office?”
(i) Anita said, “I don’t know the boy.”
Ans: Anita said that she didn’t know the boy.
(ii) Rahim said that his mother had been suffering from fever.
Ans: Rahim said, “My mother has been suffering from fever.”
(i) Rahim said to me, “Do you know the man standing at the gate?”
Ans: Rahim asked me if I knew the man standing at the gate.
(ii) The young man told me that he had come from Jorhat work in Guwahati.
Ans: The young man said to me, “I have come from Jorhat to work in Guwahati.”
(i) She asked me why the teacher had punished me.
Ans: She said to me, “Why has the teacher punished you?”
(ii) Anita said to Ravi, “Please lend me your pen.”
Ans: Anita requested Ravi to lend her his pen.
(i) Rashid asked me if I knew Rahim.
Ans: Rashid said to me, “Do you know Rahim?”
(ii) Mother said to me, “What will you do after the examination?”
Ans: Mother asked me what I would do after the examination.
(a) Mitali asked me if I had a pen to spare.
Ans: Mitali said to me, “Do you have a pen to spare?”
(b) Mother said to Rafique, “Do not keep evil company in your life.”
Ans: Mother advised Rafique not to keep evil company in his life.
(i) He said, “I can do it.” (Change into Indirect)
Ans: He said that he could do that.
(ii) Rina asked him politely not to go home then. (Change into Direct)
Ans: Rina said to him, “Sir, don’t go home now.”
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