Reported speech-Grade 7

• English
• Secondary Education

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners will be able to:

• distinguish between direct and indirect speech 
  
• list the rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech
• transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.  
  

List the changes to be made while transforming sentences
in the direct speech into the reported one.

CHANGES

1. Pronouns

2. Time and place

3. Verbal tense

Direct Speech: Anthony said to me, “You shall definitely visit here.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Anthony said that ______ should definitely visit ______.

1. me, here
2. me, there
3. I, there
4. we, there

Direct Speech: Rohan said, “Who was responsible for this?”
Indirect/Reported Speech: ______ asked who had been responsible for ______.

1. He, this
2. He, that
3. Rohan, that
4. I, that

Direct Speech: The landlord said to me, “You should leave if you can not pay the rent.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The landlord warned _____ to leave if _____ couldn’t pay the rent.

1. him, he
2. myself, me
3. me, she
4. me, I

Direct Speech: Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Ravi said that the concert had ended _____________.

1. the next day
2. that day
3. the previous day
4. yesterday

Direct Speech: The head said to the staff, “We have thought of a solution.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The head said to _____ that _____ had thought of a solution.

1. us, we
2. the staff, they
3. the staff, we
4. them, they

Charles said to the Mother," I will tell you the truth."
Charles told Mother that _____would tell _____ the truth.

1. he , her
2. I, her

Mr. Sharma said to Ali,"You are supposed to come home early tonight."
Mr. Sharma told Ali that _____ was supposed to ___ home early ______.

1. he, go, that night
2. he, come ,that night
3. you, go, that night

The teacher said, "Water boils at 100'C."
The teacher said that water _________ at 100'C.

1. boiled
2. boils

EXCEPTION

The Simple Present stating a Universal Truth/ proverbs/ habitual action does not change.

He says, " My father doesn't like telling lies."
Hint: observe the tense)

He says that his father doesn't like telling lies.

Home Fun

Revise the rules pertaining to change of pronouns, time and placeand exceptions to rule 1

 

Now, I CAN
* distinguish between direct and indirect speech
* list the rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech
* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Need Help