Reported speech
Exercise: Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech.
🔹 A. Imperative Sentences (1–4)
1. The teacher said to the student, “Finish your homework.”
2. She said to me, “Please pass me the salt.”
3. Father said to Riya, “Don’t go out after dark.”
4. The doctor said to the patient, “Take this medicine regularly.”
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🔹 B. Interrogative Sentences (5–7)
5. He said to me, “Do you know the way to the station?”
6. They said, “Where have you been all this time?”
7. The officer said to the guard, “Are you on duty tonight?”
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🔹 C. Exclamatory Sentences (8–10)
8. She said, “What a wonderful performance it was!”
9. He said, “Alas! My friend is no more.”
10. They said, “Hurrah! Our team has qualified for the finals.”