{"id":101152,"date":"2022-02-12T13:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T08:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=101152"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:44:21","slug":"cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Reported Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_1_Solved\" title=\"Exercise 1 \n(Solved)\">Exercise 1 \n(Solved)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_2_Solved\" title=\"Exercise 2 \n(Solved)\">Exercise 2 \n(Solved)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_3_Solved\" title=\"Exercise 3 \n(Solved)\">Exercise 3 \n(Solved)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_4_For_Practice\" title=\"Exercise 4 \n(For Practice)\">Exercise 4 \n(For Practice)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_5_For_Practice\" title=\"Exercise 5 \n(For Practice)\">Exercise 5 \n(For Practice)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Exercise_6_For_Practice\" title=\"Exercise 6 \n(For Practice)\">Exercise 6 \n(For Practice)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-8\/english\/cbse-class-8-english-grammar-reported-speech\/#Multiple_Choice_Questions_Exercise_1\" title=\"Multiple Choice Questions \nExercise 1\">Multiple Choice Questions \nExercise 1<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>1. There are two different ways in which we can report the words of a speaker :<br \/>\n(a) Direct Speech or Direct Narration.<br \/>\n(b) Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also Check: <a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/cbse-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBSE syllabus 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. (a) Direct Speech contains the actual words of the speaker ; as\u2014<br \/>\nSarla said, \u201cMy father has a roaring business in Mumbai.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said to me, \u201cI am feeling unwell today.\u201d<br \/>\nIn these sentences, actual words of the speaker are given within inverted commas without any change.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Indirect Speech gives the substance of the speaker\u2019s actual words and not the exact words spoken by him or her ; as\u2014<br \/>\nSarla said that her father had a roaring business in Mumbai.<br \/>\nHe told me that he was feeling unwell that day.<\/p>\n<p>3. The actual words of the speaker, given within \u2018inverted commas\u2019 are called the Reported Speech. In the same way, the Verb which introduces the Reported Speech is called the Reporting Verb.<br \/>\nIn the sentence above \u2018said\u2019 is the Reporting Verb and \u2018My father has a roaring business in Mumbai\u2019 is the Reported Speech.<br \/>\nReporting Verb and Reported Speech. Look at the following sentences :<br \/>\nRadha says, \u201cI shall finish my home-work today.\u201d<br \/>\nSushma said to Pushpa, \u201cShow me your dolls.\u201d<br \/>\nThe verbs \u2018says and said\u2019 in the above sentences are \u2018Reporting Verbs\u2019.<br \/>\nThe exact words of the speaker given within the inverted commas are \u2018Reported Speech\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>4. Here are some distinctive points regarding the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech : In the Direct Speech<br \/>\n1. The Reported Speech is put within Reported (Inverted) Commas.<br \/>\n2. The Reported Speech and the Reporting Verb are separated by a Comma.<br \/>\n3. The first word of the Reported Speech begins with a capital letter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Transformation of Direct Speech into Indirect Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I. Rules for the Change of Tense<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rule I. If the Reporting Verb is in the Present or Future Tense, the Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech does not change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><br \/>\n1 Direct: Rajesh says, \u201cShe has brought lame to her family.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family.<br \/>\n2. Direct: ohit has said, \u201cI cannot displease my friend.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: Rohit has said that he cannot displease his friend.<br \/>\n3. Direct: I shall say, \u201cI went to Agra on Monday.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I shall say that I went to Agra on Monday.<br \/>\n4. Direct: She will say, \u201cI have sent him a present.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: She will say that she has sent him a present.<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rule II. If the Reporting Verb is in the Past Tense, the tense of the verb in the Reported Speech must be changed into the corresponding Past Tense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: I said, \u201cI am speaking the truth.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I said that I was speaking the truth.<br \/>\n2. Direct : The teacher said, \u201cBoys fail because they do not study regularly.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: The teacher said that boys failed because they did not study regularly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exception to Rule II<\/strong><br \/>\n(i) If there is a Universal Truth or Habitual fact in the Reported Speech, the Tense of the verb is never changed ; as\u2014<br \/>\n1. Direct: He said, \u201cFace is the index of mind.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that face is the index of mind.<br \/>\n2. Direct: The teacher said. \u201cThe earth rotates round its axis.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: The teacher said that the earth rotates round its axis.<br \/>\n3. Direct: Horatius said, \u201cDeath comes sooner or later.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: Horatius said that death comes sooner or later.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) The Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech does not change if the reported speech states a past historical fact ; as\u2014<br \/>\n1. Direct: He said, \u201cIndia became free on 15th August, 1947.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947.<br \/>\n2. Direct: She said. \u201cHer father lived at Lahore for ten years.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: She said that her father lived at Lahore for ten years.<\/p>\n<p>(iii) If two such actions are given in the Reported Speech which take place at the same time, the Past Indefinite or Continuous Tense does not change.<br \/>\nDirect: He said, \u201cMohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute.<br \/>\n<strong>Examples<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: She said, \u201cI am a top-class singer.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: She said that she was a top-class singer.<br \/>\n2. Direct: We said, \u201cHe is writing a poem.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: We said that he was writing a poem.<br \/>\n3. Direct: He said, \u201cIt may rain tonight.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that it might rain that night.<br \/>\n4. Direct: He said, \u201cA devil ever remains a devil.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that a devil ever remains a devil.<\/p>\n<p>The future tense of the reported speech is changed as under :<br \/>\nFuture Indefinite\u2014would\/should<br \/>\nFuture Continuous\u2014would\/should be<br \/>\nFuture Perfect\u2014would\/should have<br \/>\nFuture Perfect Continuous\u2014would\/should have been<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: You said, \u201cHe is a very good athlete.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: You said that he was a very good athlete.<br \/>\n2. Direct: I said, \u201cI have finished my work.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I said that I had finished my work.<br \/>\n3. Direct: He said, \u201cHer parents will pay a visit to Delhi.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He said that her parents would pay a visit to Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Interrogative Sentences<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Conversion of Interrogative Sentences A From Direct Into Indirect<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1. The Reporting Verb is changed, into \u2018ask, enquire, inquire or demand etc.<br \/>\n2. No conjunction is used to introduce the Reported Speech if the question begins with (an interrogative) word ; such as\u2014what, who, whose, which, when, where, why, how, whom etc.<br \/>\n3. If or whether is used to introduce the Reported Speech if the reported speech has no question word.<br \/>\n4. Change the questions into statements. Put full stop in place of mark of interrogation (?).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(a) Questions beginning with a Helping Verb<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: He said to her, \u201cShall I accompany you to Agra ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked her if he would (should) accompany her to Agra.<br \/>\n2. Direct: She said to him, \u201cHad I been absenting myself from school for a month ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: She asked him if she had been absenting herself from school for a month.<br \/>\n3. Direct: He said to us, \u201cHas she been spinning since yesterday ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked us if she had been spinning since the previous day.<br \/>\n4. Direct: They said to you, \u201cShall we be going on picnic tomorrow ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: They asked you if they would be going on picnic the next day.<br \/>\n5. Direct: I said to her, \u201cWill you have ironed your clothes ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I asked her if she would have ironed her clothes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(b) Sentences having \u2018Yes\u2019 or \u2018No\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: \u201cAre there any more files ?\u201d He asked. \u201cYes, sir,\u201d said the peon.<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked the peon if there were any more files. The peon replied respectfully in affirmative.<br \/>\n2. Direct: The teacher said to Lila. \u201cDid you break the window pane ?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d said Lila, \u201cI did not.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: The teacher asked Lila if she had broken the window pane. Lila replied respect\u00acfully and refused it (to have done it).<br \/>\n3. Direct: \u201cIf you find my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees ?\u201d said the astrologer. \u201cNo.\u201d replied the customer.<br \/>\nIndirect: The astrologer asked the customer whether he would give him five rupees if he found his answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative.<br \/>\n4. Direct: I said to him. \u201cDo you want to go to Chandigarh ?\u201d He said, \u201cNo, sir.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I asked him if he wanted to go to Chandigarh and respectfully he replied in negative.<br \/>\n5. Direct: He said to me, \u201cDoes Mohan still play ?\u201d I said, \u201cYes, sir.\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked me if Mohan still played and I replied in positive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(c) Questions beginning with Interrogative Words<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: He said to me. \u201cWhom does she want to contact ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked me whom she wanted to contact.<br \/>\n2. Direct: They said to her, \u201cWhose house are you purchasing ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: They asked her whose house she was purchasing.<br \/>\n3. Direct: You said to him \u201cWhy are you making mischief ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: You asked him why he was making mischief.<br \/>\n4. Direct: They said to us, \u201cHow have you solved this sum ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: They asked us how we had solved that sum.<br \/>\n5. Direct: We said to them, \u201cWho has misguided you ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: We asked them who had misguided them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(d) Questions beginning with modal auxiliaries<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Direct: I said to him, \u201cMay Sunita come in to discuss with you something ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I asked him if Sunita might come in to discuss with him something.<br \/>\n2. Direct: The traveller said to me, \u201cCan you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the nearest inn.<br \/>\n3. Direct: He said to me. \u201cMust I leave for Mumbai tomorrow ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: He asked me if he had to leave for Mumbai the next day.<br \/>\n4. Direct: I said to her, \u201cCould you give me your notes ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I asked her if she could give me her notes.<br \/>\n5. Direct: I said to him, \u201cNeed I go to him ?\u201d<br \/>\nIndirect: I asked him if I had to go to him.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_1_Solved\"><\/span>Exercise 1<br \/>\n<strong>(Solved)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech :<\/strong><br \/>\n1. He said to her. \u201cDo you want to go home ?\u201d<br \/>\n2. He said to you. \u201cWhere are you going ?\u201c<br \/>\n3. I said to him, \u201cWhat brings you here ?\u201d<br \/>\n4. You said to us, \u201cHow do you solve this sum ?\u201d<br \/>\n5. She said to me, \u201cHow are you getting on with your studies ?\u201d<br \/>\n6. I said to my friend, \u201cHave you been to England ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech :<\/strong><br \/>\n1. She said to me, \u201cWho taught you English ?\u201d<br \/>\n2. He said to his mother, \u201cWhy did you not wash my school dress ?\u201d<br \/>\n3. The mother said to the child, \u201cDid you have your breakfast ?\u201d<br \/>\n4. Anil said to his sister, \u201cHow did you fare in the interview ?\u201d<br \/>\n5. The policeman asked me, \u201cHad the thief stolen your watch ?\u201d<br \/>\nAnswers:<br \/>\nI. 1. He asked her if she wanted to go home.<br \/>\n2. He asked you where you were going.<br \/>\n3. I asked him what brought him there.<br \/>\n4. You asked us how we solved that sum.<br \/>\n5. She asked me how I was getting on with my studies.<br \/>\n6. I asked my friend if he had been to England.<\/p>\n<p>II. 1. She asked me who had taught me English.<br \/>\n2. He asked his mother why tehe had not washed his school dress.<br \/>\n3. The mother asked the child if he had his breakfast.<br \/>\n4. Anil asked his sister how she had fared in the interview.<br \/>\n5. The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_2_Solved\"><\/span>Exercise 2<br \/>\n<strong>(Solved)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Change the following into indirect speech :<\/strong><br \/>\n1. He said to me, \u201cI have often told you not to play with me.\u201d<br \/>\n2. They wrote, \u201cIt is time we thought about settling this matter.\u201d<br \/>\n3. The teacher promised. \u201cIf you come to school tomorrow, I will explain it.\u201d<br \/>\n4. \u201cWhat do you want ?\u201d he said to her.<br \/>\n5. He said, \u201cHow\u2019s your father ?\u201d<br \/>\n6. \u201cDon\u2019t you know the way home ?\u201d asked I.<br \/>\n7. \u201cDo you really come from China ?\u201d said the prince.<br \/>\n8. \u201cSit down, boys,\u201d said the teacher.<br \/>\n9. \u201cRun away, children,\u201d said the mother.<br \/>\nAnswers:<br \/>\n1. He told me that he had often told me not to play with him.<br \/>\n2. They wrote that it was time they thought about settling the matter.<br \/>\n3. The teacher promised to me that he would explain it if I went to school the following day.<br \/>\n4. He asked her what she wanted.<br \/>\n5. He enquired about my father.<br \/>\n6. I asked if he did not know the way home.<br \/>\n7. The Prince asked him if he really came from China.<br \/>\n8. The teacher asked the boys to sit down.<br \/>\n9. The mother asked the children to run away.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_3_Solved\"><\/span>Exercise 3<br \/>\n<strong>(Solved)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error.<br \/>\nHer mother said that you must go straight to (a)<br \/>\nyour grandmother. There was a wolf (b) _______<br \/>\nin the wood through which she are (c) _______<br \/>\ngoing. But if she keep the road, he (d) _______<br \/>\nwill not do any harm. The mother (e) _______<br \/>\nasked her to do as she tells her. (f) _______<br \/>\nAnswers:<br \/>\n(a) you\u2014she<br \/>\n(b) your\u2014her<br \/>\n(c) are\u2014was<br \/>\n(d) keep\u2014kept<br \/>\n(e) will\u2014would<br \/>\n(f) tells\u2014had told<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_4_For_Practice\"><\/span>Exercise 4<br \/>\n<strong>(For Practice)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Police told Maninder that he is entitled (a) _______<br \/>\nto have a solicitor present. He denies (b) _______<br \/>\nthat he knows anyone by the name of (c) _______<br \/>\nSurinder. Maninder confirmed that he has been (d) _______<br \/>\nin the vicinity of the factory last Monday. (e) _______<br \/>\nHowever, he said that he is visiting his mother. (f) _______<br \/>\nHe maintains that he is innocent. (g) _______<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_5_For_Practice\"><\/span>Exercise 5<br \/>\n<strong>(For Practice)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You have been away for a while. On coming back you meet Mohan. He asks you many questions.<br \/>\nNow tell another friend what Mohan asked you. Use indirect speech. The first one is being given as an example.<br \/>\n1. Mohan asked me how I was.<br \/>\n2. He asked me \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<br \/>\n3. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n4. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n5. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n6. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n7. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<br \/>\n8. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<br \/>\n9. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107211\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CBSE-Class-8-English-Grammar-Reported-Speech.png\" alt=\"CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Reported Speech\" width=\"654\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_6_For_Practice\"><\/span>Exercise 6<br \/>\n<strong>(For Practice)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Each of the pair of sentences given below is a dialogue between a man and a woman.<br \/>\nChange each pair into one simple sentence. Complete the answers. The first one has been done as an example.<br \/>\nQuestion 1.<br \/>\n\u201cShall we get married ?\u201d \u201cYes, let us.\u201d<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nThey decided to get married.<\/p>\n<p>Question 2.<br \/>\n\u201cPlease help me\u201d. \u201cO.K.\u201d<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nShe agreed<\/p>\n<p>Question 3.<br \/>\n\u201cMay I help you ?\u201d \u201cNo, thanks.\u201d<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nHe offered<\/p>\n<p>Question 4.<br \/>\n\u201cLet\u2019s meet after the class.\u201d \u201cO.K. fine.\u201d<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nThey arranged<\/p>\n<p>Question 5.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s your name ?\u201d \u201cI won\u2019t tell you\u201d.<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nShe refused<\/p>\n<p>Question 6.<br \/>\n\u201cI have stood first.\u201d \u201cCongratulations\u201d.<br \/>\nAnswer:<br \/>\nShe congratulated<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multiple_Choice_Questions_Exercise_1\"><\/span>Multiple Choice Questions<br \/>\n<strong>Exercise 1<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Read the dialogues given below and then complete the report by choosing the correct options from the ones given below the dialogue :<br \/>\n1. Judge: Why don\u2019t you speak the truth ?<br \/>\nWitness: I have spoken only the truth.<br \/>\nJudge: Were you really present at the scene ?<br \/>\nWitness: Yes, sir.<\/p>\n<p>The judge asked the witness (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026 the truth. The witness replied that (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026.. only the truth. At this the judge asked (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. at the scene. The witness replied in positive.<br \/>\n(a) (i)why don\u2019t you speak<br \/>\n(ii) why didn\u2019t he speak<br \/>\n(iii) why you didn\u2019t speak<br \/>\n(iv) why he did not speak<\/p>\n<p>(b) (i) he had spoken<br \/>\n(ii) I have spoken<br \/>\n(iii) I had spoken<br \/>\n(iv) he has spoken<\/p>\n<p>(c) (i) if you are really present<br \/>\n(ii) that you were really present<br \/>\n(iii) if he was really present<br \/>\n(iv) that he was really present<\/p>\n<p>2. Mother: What is the matter ?<br \/>\nSon: Grandfather has shot a policeman.<br \/>\nMother: Why ?<br \/>\nSon: He was a deserter.<br \/>\nMother asked the son (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 The son replied (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. a policeman. The mother demanded (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 To this the son replied that he was a deserter.<br \/>\n(a) (i) that what is the matter<br \/>\n(ii) what is the matter<br \/>\n(iii) what the matter was<br \/>\n(iv) if what was the matter<\/p>\n<p>(b) (i) that the grandfather has shot<br \/>\n(ii) that Grandfather had shot<br \/>\n(iii) if grandfather had shot<br \/>\n(iv) why Grandfather had shot<\/p>\n<p>(c) (i) why<br \/>\n(ii) why Grandfather has shot<br \/>\n(iii) that why grandfather had shot<br \/>\n(iv) why Grandfather had shot<\/p>\n<p>3. Merchant: How much have you collected ?<br \/>\nAccountant: Twenty thousand in cash and the balance on paper.<br \/>\nMerchant: Where have you deposited the cash ?<br \/>\nThe Merchant asked the accountant (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. collected. The accountant replied (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. and the balance on paper. Then the merchant wanted to know (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. .<br \/>\n(a)<br \/>\n(i) how much you have<br \/>\n(ii) how much have you<br \/>\n(iii) how much had he<br \/>\n(iv) how much he had<\/p>\n<p>(b)(i) that I have collected twenty thousand in cash<br \/>\n(ii) that he has collected twenty thousand in cash<br \/>\n(iii) that he had collected twenty thousand in cash<br \/>\n(iv) he had collected twenty thousand in cash<\/p>\n<p>(c)(i) where have you deposited the cash<br \/>\n(ii) where he had deposited the cash<br \/>\n(iii) where had he deposited the cash<br \/>\n(iv) where the cash had been deposited<\/p>\n<p>4. Son: How are you feeling now?<br \/>\nFather: Much better, son.<br \/>\nSon: Are you taking the medicines regularly?<br \/>\nFather: Yes, my dear.<br \/>\nThe son asked his father (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. then. The father replied that (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. much better. The son further asked (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the medicines regularly. The father replied in affirmative.<br \/>\n(a) (i) that how he was feeling<br \/>\n(ii) how he was feeling<br \/>\n(iii) how you are feeling<br \/>\n(iv) how was he feeling<\/p>\n<p>(b) (i) I am feeling<br \/>\n(ii) I was feeling<br \/>\n(iii) he is feeling<br \/>\n(iv) he was feeling<\/p>\n<p>(c) (i) if you are taking<br \/>\n(ii) if he is taking<br \/>\n(iii) that he was taking<br \/>\n(iv) if he was taking<\/p>\n<p>5. Ram: Do you shave every day?<br \/>\nMohan: Yes. Don\u2019t you?<br \/>\nRam: No. I shave only once a week<br \/>\nRam asked Mohan (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. everyday. Mohan replied in positive and asked (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the same. Ram agreed that he didn\u2019t and said (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. only once a week.<br \/>\n(a) (i) do you shave<br \/>\n(ii) did he shave<br \/>\n(iii) if he shaved<br \/>\n(iv) that if he shaved<\/p>\n<p>(b) (i) don\u2019t you<br \/>\n(ii) you don\u2019t<br \/>\n(iii) if you don\u2019t<br \/>\n(iv) if he didn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>(c) (i) I shave<br \/>\n(ii) that he shaved<br \/>\n(iii) if he shaved<br \/>\n(iv) if I shaved<\/p>\n<p>6. Sue: What is it dear?<br \/>\nJohnsy: The leaves.<br \/>\nSue: Are you counting the leaves?<br \/>\nJohnsy: Yes.<br \/>\nSue asked Johnsy (a) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Johnsy replied that (b) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Sue further asked (c) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the leaves. Johnsy replied in positive.<br \/>\n(a)<br \/>\n(i) what it is<br \/>\n(ii) what is it<br \/>\n(iii) what is was<br \/>\n(iv) what was it<\/p>\n<p>(b) (i) that it was the leaves<br \/>\n(ii) it is leaves<br \/>\n(iii) that it are leaves<br \/>\n(iv) that it had leaves<\/p>\n<p>(c)<br \/>\n(i) are you counting<br \/>\n(ii) that she was counting<br \/>\n(iii) was she counting<br \/>\n(iv) if she was counting<br \/>\nAnswers:<br \/>\n1.<br \/>\n(a) (iv) why he did not speak<br \/>\n(b) (i) he had spoken<br \/>\n(c)(iii) if he was really present<br \/>\n2.<br \/>\n(a) (iii) what the matter was<br \/>\n(b)(ii) that Grandfather had shot<br \/>\n(c) (iv) why Grandfather had shot<br \/>\n3.<br \/>\n(a) (iv) how much he had<br \/>\n(b) (iii) that he had collected twenty thousand in cash<br \/>\n(c) (ii) where he had deposited the cash<br \/>\n4.<br \/>\n(a) (ii) how he was feeling<br \/>\n(b) (iv) he was feeling<br \/>\n(c) (iv) if he was taking<br \/>\n5.<br \/>\n(a) (iii) if he shaved<br \/>\n(b) (iv) if he didn\u2019t<br \/>\n(c) (ii) that he shaved<br \/>\n6.<br \/>\n(a) (iii) what is was<br \/>\n(b)(i) that it was the leaves<br \/>\n(c) (iv) if she was counting<\/p>\n<p>We hope the CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Reported Speech help you. 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