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5. The monk said, ‘We should help the poor.’
a. The monk said that they should help the poor.
b. The monk said that we should help the poor.
c. The monk asked that they should help the poor.
d. The monk ordered us to help the poor.
6. ‘I am hungry,’ said my brother.
a. My brother said that he is hungry.
b. My brother says he was hungry.
c. My brother told he was hungry.
d. My brother said that he was hungry.
B. Fill in the blanks to change the sentences from direct to indirect speech. Add
reporting verbs, that and the correct pronoun.
1. ‘I am sad,’ said Rita.
Rita sad.
2. The children said, ‘We are tired.’
The children tired.
3. ‘I am going to tell you a story,’ said our teacher.
Our teacher tell us a story.
4. The crowd shouted, ‘We want justice!’
The crowd justice.
5. ‘I’m old and weak,’ said my grandma.
My grandma old and weak.
6. The judge said, ‘I have decided to punish the guilty.’
The judge to punish the guilty.
7. ‘I love my audience,’ said the actor.
The actor audience.
8. Rahul said, ‘It is safe for the children to play in the garden.’
Rahul safe for the children to play in the garden.
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