Narration -DPP CBSE 9th | English Grammar

Exercise - 1

➯ Change direct speech to indirect speech

1. He said, "I am going to the market."
2. She said, "I will meet him tomorrow."
3. John said, "I have finished my homework."
4. They said, "We were playing football."
5. He said, "I can solve the problem."
6. She said, "I am reading a book."
7. The teacher said, "The earth revolves around the sun."
8. "I must go now," he said.
9. She said, "I may come tomorrow."
10. He said, "I should help my parents."

Exercise - 2:

➯ Change indirect speech to direct speech

1. She said that she was going to the party.
2. He said that he had completed his project.
3. They said that they would visit the museum.
4. She said that she could finish the work.
5. He said that he was watching a movie.
6. She said that she had been waiting for an hour.
7. The doctor said, "Exercise is good for health."
8. He said, "I will leave soon."
9. She said, "I may travel to Paris."
10. He said, "I must attend a meeting."

Exercise - 3:

➯ Convert interrogative sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. She asked, "Where are you going?"
2. He asked, "What is your name?"
3. They asked, "Are you coming with us?"
4. She asked, "Can you help me?"
5. He asked, "Why did you do that?"
6. She asked, "Have you finished your homework?"
7. He asked, "Did you see the movie?"
8. They asked, "Will you attend the meeting?"
9. She asked, "How are you feeling?"
10. He asked, "Do you know the answer?"

Exercise - 4:

➯ Convert exclamatory sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. He said, "What a beautiful painting!"
2. She said, "How fast you run!"
3. They said, "What a terrible accident!"
4. He said, "How wonderful the performance was!"
5. She said, "What a lovely dress!"
6. He said, "How hot it is today!"
7. They said, "What an interesting book!"
8. She said, "How kind of you to help me!"
9. He said, "What a delicious meal!"
10. She said, "How tall he is!"

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Exercise - 1 Answers

1. He said that he was going to the market.
2. She said that she would meet him the next day.
3. John said that he had finished his homework.
4. They said that they were playing football.
5. He said that he could solve the problem.
6. She said that she was reading a book.
7. The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
8. He said that he must go then.
9. She said that she might come the next day.
10. He said that he should help his parents.

Exercise - 2 Answers

1. She said, "I'm going to the party."
2. He said, "I have completed my project."
3. They said, "We will visit the museum."
4. She said, "I can finish the work."
5. He said, "I'm watching a movie."
6. She said, "I have been waiting for an hour."
7. The doctor said, "Exercise is good for health."
8. He said, "I will leave soon."
9. She said, "I may travel to Paris."
10. He said, "I must attend a meeting."

Exercise - 3 Answers

1. She asked where I was going.
2. He asked what my name was.
3. They asked if I was coming with them.
4. She asked if I could help her.
5. He asked why I had done that.
6. She asked if I had finished my homework.
7. He asked if I had seen the movie.
8. They asked if I would attend the meeting.
9. She asked how I was feeling.
10. He asked if I knew the answer.

Exercise - 4 Answers

1. He exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting.
2. She exclaimed how fast you run.
3. They exclaimed what a terrible accident.
4. He exclaimed how wonderful the performance was.
5. She exclaimed what a lovely dress.
6. He exclaimed how hot it was that day.
7. They exclaimed what an interesting book.
8. She exclaimed how kind of you to help me.
9. He exclaimed what a delicious meal.
10. She exclaimed how tall he is.