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    DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ACTIVITIES

    1. Identification Questions (Remembering)

    1. Identify whether the following sentence is in direct speech or indirect


    speech:
    o He said, "I will go to the market tomorrow."
    2. Identify the reporting verb in the sentence:
    o She asked if I was coming to the party.
    3. What punctuation is typically used to indicate direct speech?
    4. In the sentence "She said that she was tired," which part indicates that this is
    indirect speech?
    5. Find the error in this transformation from direct to indirect speech:
    o Direct: He said, "I am playing football."
    o Indirect: He said that he is playing football.

    2. Transformation Questions (Understanding and Applying)

    Direct to Indirect Speech:

    1. Convert the following into indirect speech:


    o Direct: She said, "I am reading a book."
    2. Convert this sentence into indirect speech:
    o Direct: John said, "I will meet you tomorrow."
    3. Change the following question to indirect speech:
    o Direct: She asked, "Where is the library?"
    4. Convert this into indirect speech:
    o Direct: The teacher said, "Finish your homework by tomorrow."
    5. Change this command into indirect speech:
    o Direct: He said, "Don’t touch that vase!"

    Indirect to Direct Speech:

    6. Convert this sentence into direct speech:


    o Indirect: She said that she would come to the party.
    7. Change the following into direct speech:
    o Indirect: He told her to close the door.
    8. Convert this sentence into direct speech:
    o Indirect: The boy asked if he could borrow my book.
    9. Transform this into direct speech:
    o Indirect: She told me that I had to finish the project by Monday.
    10. Convert the following sentence to direct speech:
    o Indirect: The manager said that the meeting would start at 9:00 a.m.

    3. Tense Transformation Questions (Applying)

    1. In indirect speech, what happens to the tense of the verb in the reported
    clause if the reporting verb is in the past tense?
    2. Convert this sentence into indirect speech, paying attention to tense changes:
    o Direct: He said, "I am going to the gym now."
    3. Change the following into indirect speech:
    oDirect: "We have finished the project," they said.
    4. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:
    o Direct: "I was watching TV when you called," John said.
    5. What happens to the word "yesterday" when converting from direct to indirect
    speech?

    4. Pronoun Transformation Questions (Analysing)

    1. Change the following into indirect speech, ensuring that the pronouns are
    correctly adjusted:
    o Direct: She said, "I will help you with your homework."
    2. Convert this sentence into indirect speech:
    o Direct: He said, "We are going to the park."
    3. Change the following into indirect speech:
    o Direct: "I can lend you my car," Mark told his brother.
    4. Identify the mistake in this transformation:
    o Direct: He said, "I am proud of you."
    o Indirect: He said that he was proud of her.
    5. Change the following into indirect speech, paying attention to the pronouns:
    o Direct: She said, "You should meet us at the restaurant."

    5. Time and Place Expression Questions (Applying)

    1. What does "tomorrow" change to when converting direct speech to indirect


    speech?
    2. Convert the sentence, paying attention to time expressions:
    o Direct: "I will see you next week," she said.
    3. In indirect speech, how would "here" be changed?
    4. Change this sentence to indirect speech, focusing on time/place words:
    o Direct: She said, "I will visit my grandparents this weekend."
    5. What happens to "now" when converting direct speech to indirect speech?

    6. Mixed Questions (Evaluating and Creating)

    1. What are the key changes you must make when converting direct speech to
    indirect speech?
    2. Convert this complex sentence into indirect speech:
    o Direct: "If you study hard, you will pass the exam," the teacher said.
    3. Create an indirect speech sentence from this:
    o Direct: "Why didn’t you call me yesterday?" he asked.
    4. Identify and correct the error in this sentence:
    o Indirect: She said that she can’t come to the party.
    5. Create a direct speech sentence from this:
    o Indirect: She told me that she had already finished her homework.

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