Narration
Examples Worked Out(Direct to Indirect Narration)
1. Salil said to his friend, “You are ill.”
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1. Salil
told his friend that he was ill.
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2. Salil
said to me, “You are ill.”
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2. Salil
told me that I was ill.
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3. I said
to you, “I don’t believe you.”
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3. I told
you that I didn’t believe you.
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4. He
said, “I have passed the examination.”
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4. He said
that he had passed the examination.
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5. He
said, “I was playing football.”
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5. He said
that he had been playing football.
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6. He
said, “I shall play football.”
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6. He said
that he would play football.
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7. He
said, “I shall go to Delhi
tomorrow.”
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7. He said
that he would go to Delhi
the next day.
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8. He
said, “I have never seen anything like it.”
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8. He said
that he had never seen anything like it.
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9.
He said, “We ought to go.”
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9. He said
that they ought to go.
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10. She
said, “We must go.”
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10. She
said that they must go.
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11. “Do you know the way to the station?”
She said to Mahim.
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11. She
asked Mahim if he knew the way to the station.
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12. “Does
she require any help?” the old man asked me.
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12. The
old man asked me if she required any help.
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13. I said
to the boy, “Did you go to school?
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13. I
asked the boy if he had gone to school.
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14. “Isn’t
poverty a curse?” my father said to me.
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14. My
father asked me if poverty was not a curse.
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15. “Are
you weeping?” he asked her.
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15. He
asked her if she was weeping.
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16. “Have you brought a pen for me?” the
girl said to her father.
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16. The
girl asked her father if he had brought a pen for her.
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17. “Can you see a woman seated at a
table?” he asked her.
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17. He
asked her if she could see a woman seated at a table.
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18.
Reza said, “Marie, isn’t soup boiling yet?”
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18. Reza asked Marie if the soup was not
boiling by that time.
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19. “Would you sing for our visitor?” My mother said to my
sister.
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19. My mother asked my sister if she would sing for their guests.
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20. “Do
you suppose you know better than your brother?” jeered his angry mother.
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20. His
angry mother asked if he supposed that he knew better than his own father.
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21. My
brother said to me, “Will you not go to the show?”
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21. My
brother asked me If I would not go to the show.
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22. I said
to him, “Shall I reach the village before dawn?”
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22. I
asked him If I would reach the village before dawn.
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23. The
girl said, “Shall I go out for shopping?”
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23. The
girl asked if she would go out for shopping.
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24. I said
to the man, “Who are you?’
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24. I
asked the man who he was.
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25. He
said to me, “What are you doing?”
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25. He
asked me what I was doing.
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26. “Where
do you live?” asked the stranger.
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26. The
stranger asked me where I lived.
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27. “Why are you weeping?” the swallow
asked the prince.
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27. The swallow enquired of the prince why
he was weeping.
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28. “Why
doesn’t she talk to me anymore?”
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28. I thought to myself why she did not
talk to me any more.
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29. “When will you come back?” the price
said to the swallow.
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29. The
prince asked the swallow when he would come back.
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30. “How
did you do that” they asked Edison.
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30. They
asked Edison how he had done that.
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31. He
said to me, “Which book do you want?”
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31. He
asked me which book I wanted.
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32. He
said to me, You are going to the playground, aren’t you?
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32. He
asked me whether it was true that I was going to the playground.
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33. He
said to me, “You didn’t cause much damage to the book, did you?”
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33. He
asked me whether I had caused much damage to the book.
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34. The
officer shouted to the men, “Halt.”
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34. The
officer ordered his men loudly to halt.
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35. Father
said to me, “Go home at once.”
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35. Father
ordered me to go home at once.
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36. The
teacher said to me, “Don’t come here.”
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36. The
teacher ordered me not to go there.
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37. He
said to me, “Please open the door.”
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37. He
requested me to open the door.
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38. He
said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
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38. He
requested me to wait there till he returned.
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39. Mother
said to him, “Don’t run in the sun.”
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39. Mother
advised him not to run in the sun.
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40. Rina
said to him, “Sir, Don’t go home now,”
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40. Rina
asked him politely not to go home then.
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41. Laila
said to her friends, “Let us have a picnic on Sunday.”
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41. Laila
proposed to her friends that they should have a picnic on Sunday.
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42. He
said to his companions, “Let us not miss this chance.”
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42. He
proposed to his companions that they should not miss that chance.
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43. We
said, “Let him tell the story.”
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43. We
said that he might (might be allowed to) tell the story.
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44. She
said, “Let him eat whatever he likes.”
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44. She
said that he might be allowed to eat whatever he liked.
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45. He
said to me, “You must leave the place.”
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45. He
told me that I must leave the place.
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46. He
said to me, “Would you help me to do the sum?”
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46. He
requested me to help him to do the sum.
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47. I said
to her, “Could you give me a cup of tea?”
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47. I
requested her to give me a cup of tea.
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48. The
master said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”
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48. The
master ordered his servant to do as he had told him.
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49. I said
to him, “May you be happy.”
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49. I
wished that he might be happy.
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50. Mother
said to me, “May God bless you.”
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50. Mother
prayed for me that God might bless me.
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51. He
said, “May his soul rest in peace.”
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51. He
prayed that his soul might rest in peace.
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52. The
girl said, “Oh, had I the wings of dove.”
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52. The
girl wished that she could have the wings of a dove.
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53. The
boys said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
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53. The
boys exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
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54. He
said to me, “Alas! I could not save you.”
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54. He
exclaimed in grief that he could not save me.
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55. The
boy said, “what a fool I am.”
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55. The
boy exclaimed that he was a great fool.
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56. He
said, “What a nice bird it is!”
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56. He
exclaimed that it was a very nice bird.
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57. He
observed, “How dirty the house is!”
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57. He
exclaimed that the house was very dirty.
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58. “Help!
Help!” shouted the woman.
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58. The
woman shouted for help.
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59. He
said, “Good bye, my friends”!
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59. He
bade goodbye to his friends.
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60. The
teacher said, “Thank you my boys.”
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60. The
teacher thanked the boys.
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61. He
said, “By God! What a good news.”
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61. He
swore by God that it was a very good news.
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62. He
said to me, “Eid Mubarak.”
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62. He
wished me Eid Mubarak.
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63. He
said to them, “Bravo! You have done well.”
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63. He
applauded them saying that they had done well.
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64. The
old man said to him, “Fie, you are such a coward.”
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64. The
old man exclaimed that it was shameful that he was such a coward.
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65. He
said, “Poor fellow! How changed you are.”
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65. He
pitied the man and exclaimed that he was greatly changed.
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66. “So
help me heaven.” he cried, “I’ll never do so again.”
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66. He
prayed to heaven to help him and resolved not to do so again.
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67. Who
knew that this would happen!”
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66. He
said that none knew that (that) would happen.
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68. “Good
Heavens!” We have reached the station.” said the boys.
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69. The
boys exclaimed with delight that they had reached the station.
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69. Father
said, “Sunil, go to school.”
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69. Father
asked Sunil to go to school.
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70. The
teacher said, “Keep quiet my boys.”
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70. The
teacher asked the boys to keep quiet.
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71. The
teacher said, “Keep quiet my dear boys.”
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71. The
teacher affectionately asked the boys to keep quiet.
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72. “Jim
darling!” cried Della “Don’t look at me that way”
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72.
Addressing Jim as her darling, Della implored him not to look at her that
way.
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73. I said
to him, “Who are you? What do you want?”
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73. I
asked him who he was and what he wanted.
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74.
Shila said to me, “I have left my pencil at home. Can you give me one to
write with?”
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74. Shila
told me that she had left the pencil at home and asked me if I could give her
one to write with.
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75. Mr.
Sen said to his friend, “What time is it? My watch has stopped.”
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75. Mr.
Sen asked his friend what time it was and added that his watch had stopped.
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76. Biman
said, “Why are you still waiting here, Bipin? Go away now.
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76. Biman
asked Bipin why he was still waiting there. Then he ordered him to go away.
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Change the following sentences into indirect narration.
- The teacher said to the boy, “You have forgotten the lesson.”
- “Do you know the way to the station?” She said to Mahim.
- “Where do you live?” asked the stranger.
- I said to him, “Please explain the passage”
- She said, “Let him eat whatever he likes.”
- The boy said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
- Refat said, “My friend! I always thought of you.”
- My father said to my mother, “I have often advised you not to indulge your son so much."
- John said to Julia, “Why didn’t you telephone me yesterday?”
- “Have you anything to say on behalf of the prisoner?” said the judge finally.
- “Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste your time.”
- He said, “Alas our foes are strong.”
- The teacher promised, “If you will come tomorrow, I will explain it.”
- “Don’t you know the way home?” asked I.
- She said to me, “Shall I post these letters for you.”
- “Is there anybody there?” said the traveler.
- “Who are you and what do you want of us?” I said to them.
- The teacher said to the boys, “Don’t make such a noise.”
- I said, “Let him do what he likes.”
- My mother said to him, “May God grant you long life.”
- You said to me, “I shall help you if you seek my help.”
- The teacher said to the students, “Do these exercises carefully.”
- The man said to me, “Can you show me the way to the hospital?”
- My friend said to me, “Who has told you that I have been selected?”
- I said to my friends, “Let us form an English language club.”
- The beggar said to me, “Let me have a plate of rice.”
- The foreigner said, “What a nice country you have!”
- The teacher said to the boy, “I have examined your script carefully.”
- “Can you help me?” She said to Mahim.
- “What is your name?” asked the stranger.
- I said to him, “Don’t open my file”
- He said, “Let us solve the problem mutually.”
- The boy said, “Alas! My father is dead.”
- Mother said to me, “Long live my son.”
- He said, “Will you accompany me.”
- Tom said to John, “How nice your hand writing is!”
- He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”
- “You have all done very badly” remarked the teacher.
- They wrote, “It is time we thought about setting this matter.”
- The teacher promised, “If you come to class tomorrow, I will explain it.”
- She wrote, “I am waiting and watching and longing for my son’s return.”
- The examiners order were, “No one is to bring books into the room nor ask me questions about what I have told you to do.”
- The man said to her, “Promise me that when you are Queen you will give me a job at your court.”
- “That’s my horse,” said she, “and if I do not prove it in a few minutes I will give up my claim.”
- “I will avenge your wrongs,” he cried, “I will not enter Athens until I have punished the king who had so cruelly treated you.”
- Aladin said to the magician, “What have I done to deserve so severe a blow?”
- The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”
- He said to us, “Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?”
- “Which is the proper way to answer this question father?” the boy enquired.
- “Dear bird,” she said stroking its feather, “have you come to comfort me in my sorrow?”
- When the Brahmin approached, the first thief said, “Why do you carry a dog on your back? Are you not ashamed?”
- “Bring me a cup of milk”, said the swami to the villagers.
- “Take off your hat” the king said to the hatter.
- “What a stupid fellow you are!” he angrily remarked.
- He said, “My God! I am ruined.”
- “Ah me,” exclaimed the Queen, “What a rash and bloody deed you have done!”
- He said to me, “You are wicked; so I shall not mix with you.”
- You said to him, “I am ill; so I can’t come to your place.”
- He said to you, “I was much impressed by your eloquence.”
- We remarked, “God is gracious.”
- They said to me, “We have been your friends all through. You may rely on us for support.”
- You said to them, “Have you seen the man who came to me the other day?”
- “Come here, please give me a book.” He said to us.
- The president said to the members, “Please obey the chair.”
- I said to her, “May you live long.”
- You said, “By God! I never meant you any harm.”
- You said to me, “How clever your action was!”
- She said to him, “Father, kindly excuse me this time.”
- The boy said, “Sir, please grant me leave.”
- He said, “Let me try.”
- I said to him, “Where did you see me and what do you think of me?”
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