Change the following into reported speech. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
1He said, "Hello! Where are you going?"
Wrong!
The greeting and the question are both reported in "He greeted me and asked where I was going."
2"Do you know when she will return?" he asked.
Wrong!
The yes/no question becomes "He asked me if I knew when she would return."
3He said, "Let’s go for a drive."
Wrong!
A suggestion with "Let’s" can be reported as "He suggested that we should go for a drive."
4"Hurrah! We have won!" said the boys.
Wrong!
The exclamation is reported naturally as "The boys exclaimed that they had won."
5"Do what I say," said the old man to his sons.
Wrong!
The command is reported with object + infinitive in "The old man asked his sons to do what he said."
Answers
- He said, “Hello! Where are you going?” — He greeted me and asked where I was going.
- “Do you know when she will return?” he asked. — He asked me if I knew when she would return.
- He said, “Let’s go for a drive.” — He suggested that we should go for a drive.
- “Hurrah! We have won!” said the boys. — The boys exclaimed that they had won.
- “Do what I say,” said the old man to his sons. — The old man asked his sons to do what he said.
