English Part-I S N Hegde 29.05.2012 · REPORTED SPEECH OR INDIRECT SPEECH (PART -I) Vikasana –...

REPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECHOR

INDIRECT SPEECH(PART-I)(PART-I)

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Dear students,

Let us go through the following pieces of writing. I will read them. p gListen to them carefully.


“Mother I am hungry Please give me “Mother, I am hungry. Please, give me something to eat,” said Rajesh.“Wait for ten minutes,”she said.Wait for ten minutes, she said.“Why have I to wait? I’m very hungry now. I won’t be hungry any more in ten minutes. Give me something to eat immediately.” Th th t i t th kit h ith The mother went into the kitchen with the boy.


TEACHER: Have you understood TEACHER: Have you understood about the Solar System?

STUDENTS :Yes, sir.STUDENTS :Yes, sir.TEACHER: How many planets are there

in the Solar System? ySTUDENTS:Sir, there are eight planets

inthe Solar System.


I think you have gone through all the I think you have gone through all the three. Can you identify them? O.K. let us go through them one by one. g g y

The first one is a conversation.

The second one is a piece of dialogues.

The third one is picture with speech bubbles.


bubbles.

Speech is nothing but the words Speech is nothing but the words uttered or spoken. These words

b t i diff t i can be put in different ways in writing. If we quote the actual words as they are uttered or spoken, it is said to be in the spo e , t s sa d to be t eDIRECT SPEECH.


The DIRECT SPEECH can be written in three different ways:1) Conversation(words in inverted

commas/quotation marks “----”)

2)Di l2)Dialogues(in Script form / in Dramas)

3)Speech Bubbles(in cartoons and comics)


“Mother I am hungry Please give me “Mother, I am hungry. Please, give me something to eat,” said Rajesh.“Wait for ten minutes,”she said.Wait for ten minutes, she said.“Why have I to wait? I’m very hungry now. I won’t be hungry any more in ten minutes. Give me something to eat immediately.” Th th t i t th kit h ith The mother went into the kitchen with the boy.


1) ConversationRajesh toldhis mother thathe was Rajesh toldhis mother thathe was

hungry and requestedher to give him something to eat. Shetoldhimto wait for gten minutes. Heaskedherwhyhe had to wait. Hecontinuedthathe was very hungry th H ld t b h i then. He would not be hungry any more in ten minutes. Heurgedherto give himsomething to eat immediately Then the something to eat immediately. Then the mother went into the kitchen with the boy.


TEACHERTEACHER:Have you understood about the Solar System?

STUDENTSSTUDENTS :Yes, sir.TEACHER:How many planets are there

in the Solar System?STUDENTS:Sir, there are eight planets

in the Solar System.


2)Dialogues2)DialoguesThe teacheraskedthe studentsif/ whethertheyhad understood about the whethertheyhad understood about the Solar System. Theyagreed / repliedin the positive. He (the teacher)askedthemp ( )again how many planets there are in the Solar System. yTheyansweredhimthatthere are eight planets in the Solar System.


3)Speech BubblesTh d t k d th ti t if/ The doctor asked the patient if/ whetherhecould see the letters clearly. The patient replied in the negative thathecould not t e egat e t at ecou d otsee the small ones.


I th DIRECT SPEECHth In the DIRECT SPEECHthere aretwoparts:1) The actual words of the speaker(in inverted commas; in script form; words in speech bubbles)2) Reporter’s part(thewords outside inverted commas; the speaker’s part in a script / drama; the speaker in speech bubbles)


E lExamples:“My friend is coming now,”Surya said t S hto Sahara.“Why is he coming?”she asked.“H t t ”“He wants my notes.”“Are you ready to give?”“No no I can’t I ha e e ams“No, no, I can’t. I have examstomorrow.”


Key:Surya told Saharathathis friend was coming then.Sheaskedhimwhyhewas coming. He (Surya) repliedherthathis friend wanted hisnotes.Sheaskedhim againif / whetherhe was ready to give.Herepliedher in the negativethathe could not as he had

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In these examples we see so many changes in reporting the Direct Speech into Indirect Speech –the Reporting Verb, Personal Pronouns, Tense Form of the Verb, The use of Linker, etc. let us go in detail about these one by one.


TheReporting VerbDepending on the type of the utterance / sentence in the DIRECT SPEECH, the Reporting Verb is changed in the REPORTED / INDIRECT SPEECH.(Know about Sentences: Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory)


1)To report Statements / Assertive sentences a few Reporting Verbs sentences a few Reporting Verbs often used are: say, tell, reply, answer argue complain add answer, argue, complain, add, promise, suggest, continue, confess plead advise and permitconfess, plead, advise, and permit.


Example:Example:Mohan said,“Anil, my father will come tomorrow. He may stay here for two days.”“If you have any problem in your room, let your father stay in my house,”Anil said.“N I d ’t h id ti l “No, no, I don’t have any residential problem. But it is about the boarding.”“Don’t worry Let us have the meals in my Don t worry. Let us have the meals in my house.”


Key:Key:Mohan told Anil that his father would come the next day He continued that come the next day. He continued that his father might stay there for two days Anil suggested him to let his days. Anil suggested him to let his father stay in his house if he had any problem in his roomproblem in his room.


Mohan replied in the negative that Mohan replied in the negative that

he didn’t have any residential

problem but it was about the

boarding. Anil told him not to worry

and assured him that let them have and assured him that let them have

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Exercises:1) R id “R i I h b ht 1) Rama said, “Ravi, I have bought some

mangoes.”Rama Ravi that he had bought Rama _____ Ravi that he had bought some mangoes.

2) Janaki said, “I am going to Hubli today.” Janaki _____ that she was going to Hubli that day.


Key:1) Rama said, “Ravi, I have bought 1) Rama said, Ravi, I have bought

some mangoes.”Rama told Ravi that he had Rama told Ravi that he had bought some mangoes.

2) Janaki said, “I am going to Hubli today.” today. Janaki said that she was going to Hubli that day.


Hubli that day.

2) To report Questions / 2) To report Questions /

Interrogative sentencesa few te ogat e se te cesa e

Reporting Verbs often used

are:ask, question, enquire, and

wanted to know.


Example:Ramya said, “Kavya, do you y , y , ywant to participate in sports?”

RamyaaskedKavya if / whether she wanted to participate in she wanted to participate in sports.


Examples:Mahesh said, “Nithin, when will you , , yreturn my book?”MaheshaskedNithin when he would return his book.

Akshata said, “Can I help you, Sneha?” AkshataaskedSneha if she could help her.


Examples:Examples:

RAM: Raj, where have you parked your car?RAJ : Near bus stand. Is there any problem?

Ram asked Raj where he had parked his car. Raj told him that he had parked his car car. Raj told him that he had parked his car near bus stand, and he wanted to know if / whether there was any problem.

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Exercises:1) “What are you doing?” he said to

me. He ______ me what I was doing.

2) Seema said, “Where is my book, Radha?”

Seema _____ Radha where her book was.


Key:1) “Wh t d i ?” h id t 1) “What are you doing?” he said to

me.H k d h t I d iHe asked me what I was doing.

2) S id “Wh i b k 2) Seema said, “Where is my book, Radha?”S k d R dh h h Seema asked Radha where her book was.


3)To report Imperative sentences (orders, requests, advices, and ( , q , ,instructions) a few Reporting Verbs often used are:order, command, ask, , , ,tell, beg, persuade, urge, invite, request, and advise.q ,


Examples:The teacher said, “Sony, open the The teacher said, Sony, open the door.”The teacher asked Sony to open the The teacher asked Sony to open the door.

Ravi said, “Rita, don’t listen to the music now.”music now.Ravi told Rita not to listen to the music then.

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“Pl i l f t ” h “Please, give me a glass of water,” he said to me.H t d t i hi l He requested me to give him a glass of water.

“Go away,” the policeman said to me. Th li d d t The policeman commanded me to go away.


Exercises:1) He said to me, “Please, give me 1) He said to me, Please, give me ten rupees.”He me to give him ten rupees.He ______ me to give him ten rupees.

2) Preeti said, “Rita, switch off the 2) Preeti said, Rita, switch off the light.” Preeti Rita to switch off the Preeti _____ Rita to switch off the light.


Key:1) He said to me, “Please, give me 1) He said to me, Please, give me ten rupees.”

He requested me to give him ten He requested me to give him ten rupees.

2) Preeti said, “Rita, switch off the light.” light.

Preeti asked / requested Rita to switch off the light.


switch off the light.

4) To report Exclamatory

sentences a few Reporting Verbs sentences a few Reporting Verbs

often used are: exclaim, exclaim, often used are: exclaim, exclaim,

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Examples:pHe said, “Hurrah! I have won the match.”He exclaimed with joy that he had won the match.

“What a fine day!” Rani said.yRani exclaimed that it was a fine day.

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Exercises:He said, “How beautiful this scene is!”He ______ that it was a beautiful scene.

“What a nice suggestion!” he said.He _______ that it was a nice suggestion.


Key:He said, “How beautiful this scene is!”He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.

“What a nice suggestion!” he said.ggHe exclaimed that it was a nice suggestion.


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