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Reported Speech Practice Exercises in Interrogative Sentences

The document provides examples of direct speech interrogative sentences and their conversions to indirect speech. It contains two sections - the first with yes/no questions starting with auxiliary verbs, and the second with question words. For each example, the direct speech is given along with the indirect speech version. The document aims to help students practice changing direct speech questions into indirect speech through these examples.

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Reported Speech Practice Exercises in Interrogative Sentences

The document provides examples of direct speech interrogative sentences and their conversions to indirect speech. It contains two sections - the first with yes/no questions starting with auxiliary verbs, and the second with question words. For each example, the direct speech is given along with the indirect speech version. The document aims to help students practice changing direct speech questions into indirect speech through these examples.

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Reported Speech: Practice Exercises in Interrogative

Sentences
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April 6, 2022

Do practice converting Direct Speech Interrogative sentences into Indirect Speech. The
exercises are based on both types of Questions – Starting with an Auxiliary Verb and the
other type starting with a Q Word. Try to first attempt yourself then see the answers.

More exercises are added from time to time, so keep coming here 😊
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Reported Speech: Interrogative Sentences

I – Interrogative Sentences – Yes/No Type (Questions starts with


auxiliary verb)

Q. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.  

1. “Are there any more files?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon.  

2. The teacher said to Rena, “Did you break the window pane?” “No, sir,” said Reena, “I
did not.” 

3. “If you find my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?” said the astrologer.
“No,” replied the customer.  

4. I said to him, “Do you want to go to Delhi?” He said, “No, sir.”  

5. Rahul said to me, “Does Mohit still play?” I said, “Yes, sir.”  

6. Malik said to her, “Has Sara invited you to dinner?”  

7. I said to her, “Did you enjoy the film?” She said, “No, sir.”  

8. Sachin said, “Sonam, do you see what I see?” Sonam said, “Yes.”  

9. He said, “Do you not like it?” She said, “Yes.”  

10. She said to me, “Shall we ever see each other again?” I said, “Perhaps, never.” 

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Answers

1. He asked the peon if there were any more files. The peon replied respectfully in
affirmative.  

2. The teacher asked Reena if she had broken the window pane. Reena replied
respectfully that she had not done it.  

3. The astrologer asked the customer if he would give him five rupees if he found his
answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative.  

4. I asked him if he wanted to go to Delhi and he replied respectfully in negative.  

5. Rahul asked me if Mohit still played and I replied respectfully in positive.  

6. Malik asked her if Sara had invited her to dinner.  

7. I asked her if she had enjoyed the film. She replied respectfully in negative.  

8. Sachin asked Sonam if she saw what he saw. She replied in affirmative.  

9. He asked if she did not like that and she replied in affirmative.  

10. She asked me if we would ever see each other again but I replied that we would
perhaps never. 

II – Interrogative Sentences – Q. Word Type (Question begins with


a Q. Word)

Q. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.  


1. He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact?”  

2. They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing?”  

3. You said to him “Why are you making mischief?”  

4. They said to us, “How have you solved this sum?”  

5. We said to them, “Who has misguided you?”  

6. They said to him, “Where have you been wandering since yesterday?”  

7. She said to me, “Why were you hiding today?”  

8. Raja said to us, “When do you expect to see me again?”  

9. He said to her, “What shall I be offering you with tea?”  

10. We said to them, “When shall we have paid you a visit?” 

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1. He asked me whom she wanted to contact.  

2. They asked her whose house she was purchasing.  

3. You asked him why he was making mischief.  

4. They asked us how we had solved that sum.  

5. We asked them who had misguided them.  

6. They asked him where he had been wandering since the previous day.  

7. She asked me why I had been hiding that day.  

8. Raja asked us when we expected to see him again.  

9. He asked her what he would be offering her with tea. 10. We asked them when we
would have paid them a visit. 

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