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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