Jinnah Public School, Hafiz Hayat Gujrat

Narration 10th Class (Solved)

Exercise1: Page 171
She said, “I like clouds in the sky.” She told that she liked clouds in the sky.
He said,” I am unwell.” He told that he was unwell.
He said to her,” I live in this building.” He told her that he lived in that building.
They said,” Our teacher is one leave.” They told that their teacher was on leave.
Arif and Ayesha said to their mother,” We Arif and Ayesha told their mother that they liked
like mangoes.” mangoes.
She said,” I am helping my mother in the She told that she was helping her mother in the
kitchen.” kitchen.
He said,” I am watering the plants in the She told that she was watering the plants in the
garden.” garden.
Afshan said,” I am sewing mother’s shirt.” Afshan told that she was sewing mother’s shirt.
He said,” They are not doing their duty
He told that they were not doing their duty well.
well.”
He said to me,” You are not running very
He told me that I was not running very fast.
fast.”
They said,” We have done our duty.” They told that they had done their duty.
The teacher said to us,” You have not The teacher told us that we had not completed
completed your drawing.” our drawing.
She said,” They have not eaten their meals.” She told that they had not eaten their meals.
The teacher said,” I have often told you not The teacher told (me) that he had often told me
to play with fire.” not to play with fire.
My brother said to me,” You have missed My brother told me that I had missed the point
the point completely.” completely.
He said,” I completed my drawing half an He told that he had completed his drawing half
hour ago.” an hour ago.
She told that she had not gone to school the day
She said,” I did not go to school yesterday.”
before.
He said,” She sang a beautiful ghazal at the He told that she had sung a beautiful ghazal at
concert last night.” the concert the night before.
She said,” He rang me up at twelve She told that he had rung her up at twelve
midnight.” midnight.
He said,” The boys did not put up a good He told that the boys had not put up a good show
show last night.” the night before.
She said,” I shall never do such a thing.” She told that she would never do such a thing.
Afshan said,” They will wait for us for one Afshan told that they would wait for them for one
hour only.” hour only.
They said,” We shall never make a promise They told that they would never make a promise
we cannot fulfill.” they could not fulfill.
He said,” I shall explain this to you only if you He told (me) that he would explain that to me only if I
listen to me with patience.” listened to him with patience.
He said,” I hope you will not repeat this He told (me) that he hoped I would not repeat
mistake.” that mistake.
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Narration 10th Class (Solved)
Exercise 2: Page 172
Direct She said, “Is this your book?”
1
Indirect She asked (me) if that was my book.
Direct He said, “Do you have any share in this firm?”
2
Indirect He asked (me) if I had any share in that firm.
Direct They said, “Have you ever visited Murree hills?”
3
Indirect They asked (us) if we had ever visited Murree hills.
Direct He said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?”
4
Indirect He asked (me) if I wasn’t ashamed of myself.
Direct The teacher said, “Did you do your home task yesterday?”
5
Indirect The teacher asked (me) if I had done my home task the day before.
Direct The mother said, “Didn’t I ask you not to go there?”
6
Indirect The mother asked (me) if she hadn’t asked me not to go there.
Direct Rehana said, “Will you stop interfering in my work?”
7
Indirect Rehana asked (me) if I would stop interfering in her work.
Direct The mother said, “Shall we invite the Qureshis also?”
8
Indirect The mother asked if they would invite the Qureshis also.
Direct Adnan said, “Had you left Karachi before writing this letter?”
9
Indirect Adnan asked (me) if I had left Karachi before writing that letter.
Direct The judge said, “Have you anything more to say?”
10
Indirect The judge asked (me) if I had anything more to say.
Direct He said, “What do you want me to do?”
11
Indirect He asked (me) what I wanted him to do.
Direct The mother said, “How did you fair in your examination?”
12
Indirect The mother asked (him) how he had faired in the examination.
Direct Raza said, “Where are you going?”
13
Indirect Raza asked (me) where I was going.
Direct The teacher said, “Whose is this book?”
14
Indirect The teacher asked whose book that was.
Direct The teacher said, “Who is the author of this book?”
15
Indirect The teacher asked who the author of that book was.
Direct The stranger said, “Which is the way to Shalimar Garden?”
16
Indirect The stranger asked which the way to Shalimar Garden was.
Direct The manager said, “How do you propose to solve this problem?”
17
Indirect The manager asked (me) how I proposed to solve that problem.
Direct The boy said, “What do you want me to do?”
18
Indirect The boy asked (me) what I wanted him to do.
Direct The pupil said, “Where have I eased?”
19
Indirect The pupil asked where he had eased.
Direct The teacher said, “Who is next on list?”
20
Indirect The teacher asked who next on the list was.
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Narration 10th Class (Solved)
Exercise 3: Page 173
Direct He said to his sister, “Please say something.”
1
Indirect She requested her sister to say something.
Direct She said to her friend, “Please have dinner with me tomorrow at eight.”
2
Indirect She requested her friend to have a dinner with her the next day at eight.
Direct The judge said, “Call the next witness.”
3
Indirect The judge ordered to call the next witness.
Direct Farhan said to his uncle, “Please help me in getting some job.”
4
Indirect Farhan requested his uncle to help him in getting some job.
Direct The doctor said to the patient, “Take complete rest and follow my direction.”
5
Indirect The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest and follow his instructions.
Direct The teacher said to the pupil, “Read the paragraph and explain it in simple English.”
6
Indirect The teacher ordered the pupil to read the paragraph and explain it in simple English.
Direct The mother said to her daughter, “Please tidy up your room.”
7
Indirect The mother ordered her daughter to tidy up her room.
Direct She said to me, “Do not waste your time in idle talk.”
8
Indirect She advised me not to waste my time in idle talk.
Direct The father said to his son, “Get up early in the morning and go for a walk.”
9
Indirect The father advised his son to get up early in the morning and go for a morning walk.
Direct Afshan said, “Let us go for a picnic on Friday.”
10
Indirect Afshan proposed that they should go for a picnic on Friday.
Direct He said to his friend, “Please lend me your bike for a day.”
11
Indirect He requested his friend to lend him his bike for a day.
Direct He said to her, “Please fetch me a glass of water.”
12
Indirect He requested her to fetch him a glass of water.
Direct The master said to the servant, “Go and fetch me a glass of milk.”
13
Indirect The master ordered the servant to go and fetch him a glass of water.
Direct The father said to his son, “Do not leave this room without my permission.”
14
Indirect The father ordered his son not to leave that room without his permission.
Direct She said to them, “Let us not deceive ourselves.”
15
Indirect She suggested to them that they should not deceive themselves.

Exercise 4: Page 174

Direct She said to her father, “May you live long!”
1
Indirect She prayed for her father that he might live long.
Direct She said, “May you prosper!”
2
Indirect She prayed that he might prosper.
Direct The mother said to her daughter, “May God bless you with a son!”
3
Indirect The mother prayed for her daughter that God might bless her with a son.
Direct She said, “Would that my father were alive!”
4
Indirect She wished that her father had been alive.
Direct The mother said to her son, “May you return successful!”
5
Indirect The mother prayed for her son that might return successful.
Direct She said, “What a beautiful piece of art!”
6
Indirect She exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful piece of art.
Direct He said, “How well she sings!”
7
Indirect He exclaimed with wonder that she sings well.
Direct He said, “Alas! We cannot defeat our enemies.”
8
Indirect He exclaimed with sorrow that they could not defeat their enemies.
Direct She said, “What a pity you missed that function!”
9
Indirect She exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed that function.
Direct He said, “Hurrah! I have won the medal.”
10
Indirect He exclaimed with happiness that he had won the medal.
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Narration 10th Class (Solved)
Exercise 4: Page 174,175
They say, “We have done our duty.”
They say that they have done their duty.
She says, “We have shifted to another house.”
She says that they have shifted to another house.
The teacher will say, “You have done your work very well.”
The teacher will say to (me) that I have done my work very well.
He says, “She has written me a very encouraging letter.”
He says that she has written him a very encouraging letter.
She says, “We love and respect our neighbours very much.”
She tells that they love and respect their neighbours very much.
She has said, “She is ready to accompany us to Karachi.”
She has told (us) that she is ready to accompany us to Karachi.
He says, “I have not heard the latest news about her.”
He tells that he has not heard the latest news about her.
The doctor says, “The patient is still in a state of coma.”
The doctor tells that the patient is still in a state of coma.
The teacher says, “She has always been a good student.”
The teacher tells that she has been a good student.
She will say, “He did not come up to my expectations.”
She will tell that he did not come up to her expectations.