Stucture: The reporting verb is changed into exclaim, cry, shout etc. according to the sense. New words and phrases like. with joy/in joy, with sorrow/ in sorrow, in wonder etc. are used to express the meaning of exclamation. If the sense of exclamation is not clear, such phrases are not [...]
The structure of indirect speech of Optative sentences. The Reporting verb is changed into wish or pray. The Optative form is changed into a statement. ‘That’ is used as a linking word. Direct : He said to me, “May you be happy”. Indirect : He wished that I might [...]
Structure of indirect speech Reporting verb is changed into tell, command or order, request – or beg orentreat or ask, forbid, according to the sense of the speech. Reporting verb and Reported speech are joined by Infinitive’to’. Direct : He said to me, “Do it now”? Indirect : He told [...]
Structure of indirect speech (a) Reporting verb is changed into ask or enquire of. (b) If or whether is used as a linking word. (c) The auxiliary verb in the reported speech is used after the subject. (d) If the sentence begins with who, which, what, how, when, [...]
General Rules : If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the tense in the reported speech is not changed. Direct : Nabil says, “I am fine.” Indirect : Nabil says that he is fine. Direct : The man says, “1 shall do it.” , Indirect [...]
Read the following sentences : The boy says, “I read in Barmi Bazar High School”. The boy says that he reads in Barmi Bazar High School. In the sentence A the speech of the boy is quoted in the exact words of the speaker. The speech quoted in the exact [...]
