Question

ect) B Change the speech: 1. Rahul said to Gaurav, "I am doing my homework." 2. Naina said to her father. "You are looking smart today." 3. She says, "I will sing song." The teacher said, "Rohit went to Appu Ghar last week." 5. Divya said, "I can do these sums easily."​

Answer 1

To change direct speech into reported speech, we need to shift the tense of the verb in the reporting clause to the past tense, change pronouns, and adverbs of time and place.

Step-by-step explanation:

To change direct speech into reported speech, we need to shift the tense of the verb in the reporting clause (say, said, etc.) to the past tense. We also need to change the pronouns and adverbs of time and place appropriately. Here are the changes needed for each sentence:

1. Rahul told Gaurav that he was doing his homework.
2. Naina told her father that he was looking smart that day.
3. She said that she would sing a song.
4. The teacher said that Rohit had gone to Appu Ghar the previous week.
5. Divya said that she could do those sums easily.