DAV Public School

Sector 14, Gurugram

Class X
English Grammar Assignment
Topic: Reported Speech

Before you begin, let’s recapitulate

 I. Fill in the blanks and report the conversation between Geeta and Suman:
Suman: When will you be eighteen?
Geeta: I don’t know.
Suman: Do you not celebrate your birthday?
Geeta: I have not remembered this.

Suman asked Geeta a)__________________________________. Geeta replied b)

_____________________________. Suman asked her further if c)
_______________________________. Geeta told her that d)
___________________________________.

II. Aditya has received a good job offer from a software firm in the US. Here is a
piece of conversation between him and his friend Gautam. Read the conversation
and complete the letter by choosing the correct option.

Gautam: Hello, Aditya. How’re you doing?

Aditya: Very well, thanks. How’re you?

Gautam: I’m fine, thank you. Haven’t seen you in several months.

Aditya: Well, I was busy with some personal stuff. I have received a good job offer from a
US company.

Gautam: Oh, I see. When are you leaving?

Aditya: I will be leaving for the US next week.

Gautam: You’ve made it big, mate. I’m really happy for you.

Aditya: Thank you. Well, I’ve got to do some packing. See you later. Bye.

Gautam: Bye. Have a nice journey.

Aditya: Thank you.

Dear Mithun

I hope you are doing well. I think you remember Aditya. He was our classmate at IIT
Bombay. I met him yesterday and he told me that he ………1……..  a good job offer from a
US company. I asked him when he ……….2……… He said that he ……..3………… for the
US the next week. I congratulated him and told him that I ………4…….. for him.

Questions
1. a) has received; b) received; c) had received; d) have received

2. a) are leaving; b) was leaving; c) will be leaving; d) will leave

3. a) will be leaving; b) would be leaving; c) would leave; d) will leave

3. a) am happy; b) was happy; c) had been happy; d) will be happy

III. Mike: "What are you doing here, Liz? I haven't seen you since June."
Liz: "I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland."
Mike: "Did you enjoy it?"
Liz: "I love Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly."
Mike: "Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?"
Liz: "It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
Mike: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."
Liz: "You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?"
Mike: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"

Mike asked Liz   . And he said   since June.

Liz explained that   back from her holiday in Ireland.

Mike wondered if   it.

Liz told him that she   Ireland and that the Irish people   so friendly.

Mike wanted to know   to the Wicklow Mountains.

Liz said that it   first trip and that she   some pictures.

And then she asked him if he   .

Mike explained that he   a couple of things.

But he added that he   free at night.

Liz suggested that he   place and asked him what time   .

Mike said he   there at eight.

And then he asked   all right.

IV. Change the indirect questions and requests into direct speech.
He asked me to stand up. - Stand up!
He asked me if I was sleepy. - Are you sleepy?

He asked me what I wanted from him.

What   from me?

Sam wondered if they had arrived on time.

 on time?

I advised them not to go out at night.

 out at night!

He wanted to know why I was crying.

Why   ?

He asked me whether I would marry him the following year.

 marry me next year?

He asked me not to interrupt him.

 interrupt me!

He wanted to know if he should lock the door.

 lock the door?

She wondered whether she might use my laptop.

  laptop?

Nicol asked me to join her the following day.

 .

Lily told me not to eat so much.

 so much!

He wondered if I had received his message.

 my message?

Ezra asked us what we had been doing so long.

What   so long?