Question

Little Pritam is four years old. He has just started going to nursery

school. He constantly asks his mother questions. These are some of
the questions he asked her one day. Turn them into reported speech.
1. Why does the pressure cooker hiss?'
2. Where should I keep my new school bag?'
3. How does the television work?'
4. Which pair of shoes should I wear?'
5. When will the school bus arrive?'
6. What should I do now?'​

Answer 1

1. Pritam asked his mother why the pressure cooker hisses.

2. He asked her where he should keep his new school bag.

3. He enquired how the television works.

4. He also asked her which pair of shoes he should wear.

5. He asked when the school bus would arrive.

6. He then asked her what he should do then.

Step-by-step explanation:

Reported speech is when someone reports the speech of another person to a third person. It is also known as indirect speech.

In a reported or indirect speech, there are several changes. The tense of the direct speech changes from present to past tense, can to could, may to might, etc. There are also other changes such as 'this' to 'that', 'now' to 'then' etc.

The questions asked by Pritam to his mother in the reported speech are as follows-

1. Pritam asked his mother why the pressure cooker hisses.

2. He asked her where he should keep his new school bag.

3. He enquired how the television works.

4. He also asked her which pair of shoes he should wear.

5. He asked when the school bus would arrive.

6. He then asked her what he should do then.