14. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.

“Why are you loitering here and there now? Are you in trouble?” said the school teacher. “I am loitering because I have none to take care of me,” said the boy. The school teacher said, “Do you feel hungry?” “Yes, I am very hungry now” said the boy.

Answer:

The school teacher asked the boy why he (b) was loitering here and there then. He also asked him if he (b) was in trouble. The boy replied that he was loitering because he (b) had none to take care of him (b). Then the school teacher asked him (b) if he (b) felt hungry. The boy replied in the affirmative and said that he (b) was very hungry then.

15. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.

“Whose picture is it?” I asked. “A little girl’s of course,” said Grandmother. “Can’t you tell?” “Yes, but did you know the girl?” “Yes, I knew her,” said Granny, “But she was a very wicked girl and I shouldn’t tell you about her.”

Answer:

I asked grandmother whose picture it was. In reply grandmother told me that of course it was a little girl’s picture and asked me whether I could not tell about it. I replied in the affirmative and asked her whether she

had known the girl. Grandmother replied in the affirmative and said that she had known her (girl). But she further added that she (girl) had been a very wicked girl and she (G) shouldn’t tell me about her.

16. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.

“Why did you stop me? I don’t do anything wrong, did I?” asked Riyad. “You were driving too fast,” said the traffic sergeant, giving him a glare, “Now! Show me your driving license.”

Answer:

Riyad asked the traffic sergeant why he (S) had stopped him (R). He also said that he (R) believed he (R) hadn’t done anything wrong. Giving him (R) a glare, the traffic

sergeant replied that he (R) had been driving too fast. Then the sergeant told him (R) to show him (S) his (R) driving license.

17. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.

Returning home, my mother said to me, “Your progress in studies is very slow. You always move about with a group of your friends. Aren’t you idling away your time with them? Can’t you be more serious?” “I am sorry and I will amend myself,” I replied.

Answer:

Returning home my mother told me that my progress in studies was very slow and blamed that I always moved about with a group of friends. Then she asked me if I wasn’t idling away time with them. She further asked me if I couldn’t be more serious. Then I apologized to her and said that I would amend myself.

18. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.

“My sons” Said he. “A great treasure lies hidden in the estate I am about to leave you.” “Where is it hidden?” Said the sons. “I am about to tell you.” Said the old man. “But you must dig the land for it.”

Answer:

Drawing the attention of his sons, the old man told them that a great treasure lay hidden in the estate he was about to leave them. The sons wanted to know where it was hidden. The old man replied that he was about to tell them but they had to dig the land for that.