Direct and Indirect Speech

He said,"what a beautiful scene!"

• He said that what a beautiful scene it was.

• He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.

• He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.

• He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.

He said,"I saw a book here".

• He said that he saw a book here.

• He said that he had seen a book there.

• He said that he saw a book there.

• He said that he had seen a book here.

"Please don't go away", she said.

• She said to please her and not go away.

• She told me not to go away.

• She begged me not to go away.

• She begged that I not go away.

My friend said to me,"Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

• My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.

• My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.

• My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.

• My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.

The teacher said,"Be quiet, boys."

• The teacher said that they boys should be quite.

• The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quite.

• The teacher urged the boys to be quite.

• The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.

He asked me, " what time will the sun set tomorrow?"

• He asked me what time does the sun set the next day

• He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow.

• He asked me what time the sun would set the next day.

• He asked me what time would the sun set the next day.

She said,"How clever I am"?

• She told that she was very clever.

• She exclaimed that she was very clever.

• She applauded herself by saying that she was very clever.

• She said that how clever was she?