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সপ্তম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক) - English Grammar and Composition A Grammar | - | NCTB BOOK
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A. Read the following passage:

Mother said to Maria, "Are you hungry?" She also said, "Did you finish your tiffin at school?" Maria said, "Yes". Then mother asked again, "Do you want to take sandwich tomorrow?" Then Maria said to her mother, "What are you doing now?" She also asked "Why are you looking so tired?"

Now look at the changes of these questions into indirect speeches:

Mother asked Maria if she was hungry.
She also asked her whether she had finished her tiffin at school.
Mother asked again if Maria wanted to take sandwich the next day.
Maria asked her mother what she was doing then.
Maria asked her again why she was looking so tired.

Note: To report a Yes/No question, we use if or whether but in case of 'wh' questions the question word is retained in the indirect speech.
Notes:

i) If the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb in the indirect speech is changed into "asked".
ii) In an indirect speech the question turns into a statement and the verb goes after the subject like she was, she had, she wanted. So use no question mark.

B. Change the following sentence into indirect speech:

Robi said to Maria, "Why are you crying? What makes you so upset? Is there anything wrong with your classmates? Have you got punishment in school?" Maria said, "Why are you so anxious?"

C. Change the following sentences into indirect:

a. Maria said to her mother, "Do you always get up early?"
b. The teacher said to Maria, "Who were you waiting for?"
c. I said to you, "What do you want?"
d. The policeman said to him, "Are you in a hurry to cross the road?"
e. Jaya said to the watchman, "Did you find the key anywhere?"
f. Kamal said to the driver, "Can you take me to the lawyer now?"
g. You said to me, "Why are you wasting your time?"
h. She said to you, "When will you start from New York?"
i. I said to my brother, "Where were you this morning?"
j. He said to me, "Do you like music?"

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