Question

Exercise 2. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. The poet said, "I have written a new poem."
2. You said, "I am getting my room repainted."
3. I said, "I live with my parents."
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4. The policeman said, "We are trying to clear the traffic jam."
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5. The doctor said, "The patient has explained the problem to me."
6. Ira said, "I invited all my friends to my sister's marriage."
7. The farmers said, "We cannot depend upon the rain."
8. I said, "I am sorry for my mistake."​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The poet revealed/said he had written a new poem.

2. You said that you were getting your room repainted.

3. I said that I lived with my parents.

4. The policeman said that they were trying to clear the traffic jam.

5. The doctor said that the patient had explained the problem to him.

6. Ira said that she had invited all her friends to her sister's marriage.

7. The farmers said that they could not depend upon the rain.

8. I apologize for my mistakes.

Explanation:

The reported or indirect speech is when the speech of someone is reported to another person without using the exact words of the original. This means that the reported speech will have the important points of the speech but altered in some ways. And in an indirect speech, some changes are made, such as "today" changed to "that day", "now" to "then" and so on.

The given direct speech sentences are changed to the indirect form as follows-

1. The poet revealed/said he had written a new poem.

2. You said that you were getting your room repainted.

3. I said that I lived with my parents.

4. The policeman said that they were trying to clear the traffic jam.

5. The doctor said that the patient had explained the problem to him.

6. Ira said that she had invited all her friends to her sister's marriage.

7. The farmers said that they could not depend upon the rain.

8. I apologize for my mistakes.