Re-write the following sentences in indirect speech:?

Question

(i) `They were all ariting when i arrived`, she said.

(ii) `I have had a rest and soon I must start work again`, he said.

(iii) I can see that someone has told you`, she said to him.

(iv) `You shall have your dinner as soon as I return`, promised her mother.

(v) `The sun is becoming cooler all the time`, said the professor.

Answer 1

Usually indirect speech is introduced by the verb said, as in I said, Bill said, or they said. Using the verb say in this tense, indicates that something was said in the past.

Example:

Direct Speech:

He said, “I go to school every day.”

Indirect Speech:

He said (that) he went to school every day.

To answer your question:

1.  She said they were writing when she arrived.

2.  He said he has had a rest and soon must start working again.

3.  She told him she could see that someone had told him.

4.  Her mother promised that she should have her dinner as soon as she returned.

5.  The professor said the sun was becoming cooler all the time.

Please note that with indirect speech, the use of that is optional.