Worksheet Solutions: Reported Speech | English Grammar for Class 9 PDF Download

Q.1. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
(i) He says, “Honesty is the best policy.”

He says that honesty is the best policy.

(ii) She said, “Mahesh will be reading a book.”

She said that Mahesh would be reading a book.

(iii) He said to me, “Please take your book.”

He requested me to take my book.

(iv) He said to me, “May you live long!”

He prayed that I might live long.

(v) The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.”

The students exclaimed with regret that they had wasted their time the previous year.

(vi) He said, “I will do it now.”

He said that he would do it then.

(vii) Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.”

Ramesh says that he has written a letter.

(viii) She said, “Where is your father?”

She inquired where his father was.

(ix) The Principal said to the peon, “Let this boy go out.”

The Principal told the peon to let that boy go out.

(x) She said, “Goodbye friends!”

She said goodbye to her friends.

Q.2. Choose the write indirect speech for the following sentence:
(i) Kiara said that she had been planning for that for a while.
(a) Kiara said, “I had a plan for this for a while.”
(b) Kiara said, “I have planned for this for a while.”
(c) Kiara said, “I have been planning for this for a while.”
(d) Kiara said, “I planned this for a while.”

Correct Options is (c)

(ii) Anthony said that I should definitely visit there.
(a) Anthony said, “You shall definitely visit here.”
(b) Anthony said, “You should definitely visit there.”
(c) Anthony said, “You may visit there once.”
(d) Anthony said, “Everyone should definitely visit there.”

Correct Options is (b)

(iii) He asked who had been responsible for that.
(a) He said, “Who was responsible for this?”
(b) He said, “Who has been responsible for this?”
(c) He said, “Who is responsible for this?”
(d) He said, “Who shall be responsible for this.”

Correct Options is (a)