Matric Notes English 10th Grammar & Composition Direct Indirect Exercises Page 173, 174, 175, 176

Solved Exercise

Page No. 173 of New Grammar of the Punjab Text Book Board

1. She said, “I like clouds in the sky.” 

She said that she liked clouds in the sky.

2. He said, “I am unwell.”

He said that he was unwell.

3. He said to her, “I live in this building.”

He told her that he lived in that building.

4. They said, “Our teacher is on leave.”

They said that their teacher was on leave.

5. Arif and Ayesha said to their mother, “We like mangoes.”

Arif and Ayesha told their mother that they liked mangoes.

6. She said, “I am helping my mother in the kitchen.”

She said that she was helping her mother in the kitchen.

7. He said, “I am watering the plants in the garden.”

He said that he was watering the plants in the garden.

8. Afshan said, “I am sewing mother’s shirt.”

Afshan said that she was sewing mother’s shirt.

9. He said, “They are not doing their duty well.”

He said that they were not doing their duty well.

10. He said to me, “You are not running fast.”

He said that they were not doing their duty well.

11. They said, “We have done our duty.”

They said that they had done their duty.

12. The teacher said to us, “You have not completed your drawing.”

The teacher told us that we had not completed our drawing.

13. She said, “They have not eaten their meals.”

She said that they had not eaten their meals.

14. The teacher said, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”

The teacher said that he had often told me not to play with fire.

15. My brother said to me, “You have missed the point completely.”

My brother told me that I had missed the point completely.

16. He said, “I completed my drawing half an hour ago.”

He said that he had completed his drawing half an hour before.

17. She said, “I did not go to school yesterday.”

She said that she had not gone to school the previous day.

18. He said, “She sang a beautiful ghazal at the concert last night.”

He said that she had sung a beautiful ghazal at the concert last night.

19. She said, “He rang me up at twelve midnight.”

She said that he had rung her up at twelve midnight.

20. He said, “The boys did not put up a good show last night.”

He said that the boys had not put up a good show last night.

21. She said, “I shall never do such a thing.”

She said that she would never do such a thing.

22. Afshan said, “They will wait for us for an hour only.”

Afshan said that they would wait for us an hour only.

23. They said, “We shall never make a promise we cannot fulfill.”

They said that they would never make a promise they could not fulfill.

24. He said, “I shall explain this to you only if you listen to me with patience.”

He said that he would explain that to me only if I listened to him with patience.

25. He said, “I hope you will not repeat this mistake.”

He said that he hoped I would not repeat that mistake.

Page No. 174 of New Grammar of the Punjab Text Book Board

1. She said, “Is this your book?”

She asked me if that was my book.

2. He said, “Do you have any share in this firm?”

He asked if I had any share in that firm.

3. They said, “Have you ever visited Murree Hills?”

They asked if I had ever visited Murree Hills.

4. He said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?”

He asked if I was not ashamed of myself.

5. The teacher said, “Did you do your home task yesterday?”

The teacher asked if I had done my home task the previous day.

6. The mother said, “Didn’t I ask you not to go there?

The mother asked if she had not asked me not to go there.

7. Rehana said to me, “Will you stop interfering in my work?”

Rehana asked me if I would stop interfering in my work.

8. The mother said, “Shall we invite the Qureshis also?”

The mother asked if they would invite the Qureshis also.

9. Adnan said, “Had you left Karachi before writing this letter?”

Adnan asked if I had left Karachi before writing that letter.

10. The judge said, “Have you anything more to say?”

The judge asked if I had anything more to say.

11. He said, “What do you want me to do?|

He asked what I wanted him to do.

12. The mother said, “How did you fail in your examination?”

The mother asked how I had failed in my examination.

13. Raza said, “Where are you going?”

Raza asked where I was going.

14. The teacher said, “Whose is this book?”

The teacher asked whose that book was.

15. The teacher said, “Who is the author of this book?”

The teacher asked who the author of this book?”

16. The stranger said to me, “Which was the way to the Shahlimar Gardens?”

The stranger asked me which the way to the Shahlimar Gardens was.

17. The manager said, “How do you propose to solve this problem?”

The manager asked me how I proposed to solve that problem.

18. The boy said, “What do you want me to do?”

The boy asked what I wanted him to do.

19. The pupil said, “Where have I eased?”

The pupil asked where he had eased.

20. The teacher said, “Who is next on list?”

The teacher asked who next on the list was.

Page No. 175 of New Grammar of the Punjab Text Book Board

1. He said to his sister, “Please say something.”

He requested his sister to say something.

2. She said to her friend, “Please have dinner with me tomorrow at eight.

She requested her friend to have dinner with her the next day at eight.

3. The judge said, “Call the next witness.”

The judge ordered to call the next witness.

4. Farhan said to his uncle, “Please help me in getting some job.”

Farhan requested his uncle to help him in getting some job.

5. The doctor said to the patient, “Take complete rest and follow my direction.”

The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest and follow my direction.

6. The teacher said to the pupil, “Read the paragraph and explain it in simple English.”

The teacher ordered the pupil to read the paragraph and explain it in simple English.

7. The mother said to her daughter, “Please tidy up your room.”

The mother advised her daughter to tidy up her room.

8. She said to me, “Do not waste your time in idle talk.”

She advised me not to waste my time in idle talk.

9. The father said to his son, “Get up early in the morning and go for a walk.”

The father advised his son to get up early in the morning and go for a walk.

10. Afshan said, “Let us go for a picnic on Friday.”

Afshan suggested that they should go for a picnic on Friday.

11. He said to his friend, “Please lend him his bike for a day.

He requested his friend to lend him his bike for a day.

12. He said to her, “Please fetch me a glass of water.”

He requested his friend to fetch him a glass of water.

13. The master said to the servant, “Go and fetch me a glass of milk.”

The master ordered the servant to go and fetch him a glass of milk.

14. The father said to his son, “Do not leave this room without my permission.”

The father ordered his son not to leave that room without his permission.

15. She said to them, “Let us not deceive ourselves.”

She suggested them they should not deceive themselves.

Page No. 176 of New Grammar of the Punjab Text Book Board

1. She said to her father, “May you live ling!”

She prayed that her father might live long.

2. She said, “May you prosper!”

She prayed that I might prosper.

3. The mother said to her daughter. “May God bless you with a son?”

The mother prayed for her daughter that God might bless her a son.

4. She said, “Would that my father was alive!”

She wished that her father had been alive.

5. The mother said to her son, “May you return successful!”

The mother prayed for her son that he might return successful.

6. She said, “What a beautiful piece of art!”

She exclaimed with wonder that the piece of art was very beautiful.

7. He said, “How well she sings!”

He exclaimed with wonder that she sang very well.

8. He said, “Alas! We cannot defeat our enemies.”

He exclaimed with sorrow that they could not defeat their enemies.

9. She said, “What a pity! You missed that function.”

She exclaimed with sorrow that I had missed that function.

10. He said, “Hurrah! I have won the medal.”

He exclaimed with joy that he had won the medal.