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Q: Choose the option in which the following sentence has been correctly written in Indirect Narration. Lalit said to Rama, "I shall give my book to you."
  • A. Lalit promised Rama that he will give his book to her.
  • B. Lalit told Rama that he would give his book to her.
  • C. Lalit said to Rama that he shall give her is book.
  • D. Lalit told Rama that I would give her his book
Correct Answer: Option B - The above direct speech is assertive sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following changes- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' will be changed into 'told', 2. Conjunction 'that' will be used in the place of 'comma and inverted comma,' 3. According to the narration rule, tense and pronoun will be changed. The correct indirect speech-Lalit told Rama that he would give his book to her.
B. The above direct speech is assertive sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following changes- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' will be changed into 'told', 2. Conjunction 'that' will be used in the place of 'comma and inverted comma,' 3. According to the narration rule, tense and pronoun will be changed. The correct indirect speech-Lalit told Rama that he would give his book to her.

Explanations:

The above direct speech is assertive sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following changes- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' will be changed into 'told', 2. Conjunction 'that' will be used in the place of 'comma and inverted comma,' 3. According to the narration rule, tense and pronoun will be changed. The correct indirect speech-Lalit told Rama that he would give his book to her.