ANSWERS

1. The doctor said to me, “Avoid unhealthy food.” The doctor advised me to avoid unhealthy food.

2. He said to me, “Close the window.” He ordered me to close the window.

3. The man said to me, “Please give me your pen for some time.”
4. He said to his servant, “Clean the room.”
5. The man said to her, “would you hold my umbrella for some
time?”
6. He said, “Wow! What an interesting story it is!”
7. He said to me, “why are you upset?”
8. He said, “Where are you going?”
9. He said to me, “Do you know the way to Kakinada?”
10. She said to me, “Is it raining?”
11. The man said to me, “Do you need any help?”
12. The man said to me, “What have you bought?”
13. He said to me, “how can I pass the exam?”
14. He said to the boys, “Please do not make noise.”
15. He said to me, “Do not play music here.”
The man requested me to give him my pen for some
time.
He ordered his servant to clean the room.
The man asked her if she would hold his umbrella for
some time. / the man requested her to hold his umbrella
for some time.
He exclaimed in wonder that it was a very interesting
story. / he exclaimed in joy that it was a very interesting
story.
He asked me why I was upset.
He asked where I was going.
He asked me if I knew the way to Kakinada.
She asked me if it was raining.
The man asked me if I needed any help.
The man asked me what I had bought.
He asked me how he could pass the exam.
He requested the boys not to make noise.
He ordered me not to play music there.

FOOTNOTES:
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES:
1. Reporting verbs are request, order, advise (noun form is advice but verb form is advise), and command. (these four are
used in maximum cases.)
2. ‘to’ is used as conjunction.
3. Another type of imperative sentence is also there which takes ‘forbid’ ( its three forms are forbid, forbade and
forbidden) as the reporting verb.
The mother said to the child, “Don’t run in the sun.”
The mother forbade the child to run in the sun.

Here let’s talk about an another type of Imperative Direct speech where we don’t use “Forbid” as reporting verb.
Ex. He said to me, “Don’t play music here.”
He ordered me not to play music there.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
Interrogative sentences are of two types depending on the type of Question.

1. Yes/ No question : in this type of question If/ Whether functions as conjunction and ask as reporting verb.
Ex. The man said to me, “Do you need any help?”
The man asked me if I needed any help.
He said to me, “Can you go to the market?”
He asked me if I could go to the market.
2. ‘Wh’ question : In this type of question the reporting verb is same as Yes/ No question (If/Whether), and the ‘Wh’ word
itself serves as the conjunction.
Ex. He said to me, “How can I pass the exam?” He asked me how he could pass the exam.
He said to me, “Why are you refusing to go?” He asked me why I was refusing to go.