Change the narrative style using indirect
speech:
“Where are you going?” said the merchant. “I was coming to see you.” “What do
you want?” “To earn my bread by the labour of my hands.” “Do you really want
work?” said the merchant. “Yes, if you have any.” “Then follow me and carry a
box from a shop to my house.” “I do not see how I can do that,” said the youth.
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indirect speeches: 7
“What kind of stories did Aesop tell?”
asked Anwar. “Fables”, replied Mrs. Amin. “Do you know what fables are? No”
replied Anwar. “Well,” said Mrs. Amin, “fables are stories with a message or a
moral.” “Who is Aesop and where does he live?” asked Anwar. “Aesop entertained
people telling stories,” said Mrs. Amin.
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indirect speeches: 7
After telling the story of a sinking
ship, the teacher asked the students, “What do you think the drowning woman
told to her husband?” According to most of the students, the woman said,
“Please save my life.” From the back a boy said, “I believe, she would have
said— ‘take care of our child’.” Being surprised the teacher asked him, “Have
you heard the story before?” “No, sir, actually these were also my mom’s last
words to my dad before she died from a serious disease.”
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indirect speeches: Marks 7
“Have you seen your mother, Jerry?” “I
see her in every summer. She sends for me.” The authoress wanted to say to,
“Why are you not with her? How can she let you go away again?” He said, “She
comes up here from Mannville whenever she can. She does not have a job now.”
5. Change the narrative style using
indirect speech:
“Why are you putting up the food in your pocket, Sir? Why don’t you eat?” asked
the noble man. “I am doing the right thing. My dress deserves these rich
dishes.” replied Sheikh Saadi. “I don’t understand what you mean to say.” said
the noble man. “And I’m sorry.”
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indirect speeches: 7
“Have you killed the rats?” said the
Mayor. “Yes, I have,” replied the piper. “Give me the promised money.” “How funny
you are!” said the Mayor. “Take only fifty.” “I was supposed to be given fifty
thousand guilders,” said the piper. “What have you done? The work you have done
is very simple,” said the Mayor.
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indirect speeches: 7
“Oh, my Lord do not kill the child”, said
the woman. “Let her have it.” The king said, “Now everything is clear to me”.
Pointing to the woman, he said to the servant, “Give her the child. She is the
mother of the child.”
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indirect speeches: 7
The three witches stood amidst the
swirling mist.
“When shall we three meet again?” asked
the first witch.
“When the hurly-burly is done; when the
battle is lost and won,” replied the second witch.
“Where is the place?” inquired the third
with her impatient tone.
“Upon the health,” answered the first.
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indirect speeches: 7
“I will pay for it.” he said. “I broke
it. I brought the axe down careless.” “But no one hits accurately every time.”
I told him, “The fault was in the wood of the handle. I will see the man from
whom I bought it.” “Thanks” he said.