Narration Change Exercise Practice Set
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 1
1) Nita said to me, “I have done my duty.”
2) He said to me, “I don’t believe you.”
3) The boy said, “I’ll do the work now.”
4) Tom said to his mother, “I was playing football then.”
5) The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy. “
6) The man said, “I am busy with my work now.”
7) She said to me, “I wrote a letter to my uncle yesterday.”
8) The teacher said to the student, “You have forgotten your lesson.”
9) Mother said, “Two and two make four.”
10) They will say, “We must clean our locality.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 2
1) Riya says, “My father is not at home now.”
2) The old man said, “God is merciful.”
3) Bimal said, “I have not taken the medicine today.”
4) He said, “I saw the man yesterday.”
5) My friend said, “We shall leave for Shimla tomorrow.”
6) I said to him, “I was doing the sums at my home.”
7) He said, “I can’t stay out very late.”
8) She said to me, “The earth moves round the sun.”
9) He said to me, “I called you up but you didn’t respond.”
10) Helen said, “I can’t go out with you because I am not feeling well.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 3
1) Bimal said, “I walk for an hour every morning.”
2) The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
3) Mr. West said to me, “I am flying to Rome tomorrow.”
4) The man said, “I must go as soon as possible.”
5) The girl said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.”
6) Gita said to us, “I hope you have enjoyed yourself.”
7) She said to them, “We ought to jump.”
8) He said to me, “I have done my work myself.”
9) He said, “This is the book I want.”
10) She says, “I like spending my vacation by the sea-side.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 4
1) The man said to me, “Do you need any help?”
2) My friend said to me, “Did you go to school yesterday?”
3) I said to him, “Do you like to play cricket?”
4) I said to him, “Do you know the man?”
5) The man said, “Does he always rise early?”
6) He said to me, “Are you not afraid?”
7) He said to me, “Has anybody been rude to you?”
8) My father asked me, “Are you weeping?”
9) Nita said to me, “Is this your book?”
10) The police inspector said, “Is there any problem?”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 5
1) Bimal said to me, “Is your father at home now?”
2) Satish said to me, “Can you lend me a pen?”
3) Arun said to us, “Could you help me in danger?”
4) He said to me, “Shall I discuss the matter next week?”
5) My friend said to me, “Have you visited the Taj Mahal ago?”
6) He asked me, “Can you see a woman seated at a table?”
7) My mother said to me, “Is illiteracy not a bad thing?”
8) The boy said to me, “Will you accompany me?”
9) The traveller said, “Is there anybody there?”
10) The man said to me, “Do you know the man where he lives?”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 6
1) I said to Ramen, “How is your father now?”
2) I said to him, “Why are you so late in the class?”
3) They said to him, “Which pen do you want?”
4) Father said to me, “When did you start your project work?”
5) He wanted to know, “Which movie are you going to watch?”
6) I said to the station master, “When will the down train arrive?”
7) She said, “How much shall I have to pay for the coat?”
8) The girl said to me, “Why are you so serious?”
9) The Swallow asked the Happy Prince, “Why are you weeping?”
10) I wanted to know, “Why did he not like to talk with me?”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 7
1) Father said to me, “Go home at once.”
2) The guard said to me, “Don’t enter here.”
3) My mother said to me, “Don’t do it again.”
4) Father said to Swami, “Prepare yourself to start for school now.”
5) The chief said to the soldiers, “March forward.”
6) The teacher said to the students, “Write down the lesson.”
7) I said to my brother, “Don’t disturb me.”
8) The master said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”
9) The teacher said to the students, “Don’t make so much noise.”
10) The police said to the mob, “Go back at once.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 8
1) She said to the man, “Kindly, help me to find the address.”
2) Kanika said to me, “Please lend me your pen.”
3) My friend said to me, “Please accept this invitation.”
4) Father said to me, “Don’t read too fast.”
5) Mother said to me, “Don’t run in the sun.”
6) The teacher said to the students, “Don’t waste your time.”
7) He said to me, “Always keep your promise.”
8) He said to me, “Obey your elders.”
9) The Giant said, “Climb up, little boy.”
10) The examiner said to the students, “Please keep silence.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 9
1) I said to teacher, “Let me come in.”
2) Mother said, “Let him do whatever he likes.”
3) My friends said to me, “Let us go to watch movie.”
4) Amal said, “Let me go.”
5) I said to my friends, “Let us arrange a party tonight.”
6) The boy said, “Let me speak for a while.”
7) He said to me, “Let us wait for him.”
8) They said, “Let us tell the truth.”
9) She said, “Let him play whatever he likes.”
10) The boy said, “Let me fly the kite.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 10
1) The man said to me, “May you live long.”
2) Mother said to me, “May God bless you.”
3) The followers said, “May our leader live long.”
4) Father said to him, “May you prosper in life.”
5) Amal said, “Could I but get the first prize.”
6) Ritu said, “If I could go back to my childhood again.”
7) The girl said, “Had I the wings of a bird.”
8) He said, “May his soul rest in peace.”
9) The wise man said, “May God grant your prayer.”
10) He said, “If I were young again.”
Change the Narration of the sentences:
Practice Set – 11
1) The boys said, “Hurrah! We have done the job.”
2) The boys said, “How happy we were here.”
3) The coach said to the team, “Bravo! You have played extremely well.”
4) The spectators said, “How wonderful is his acting!”
5) The visitors said, “Alas! The sweet voice will not be heard anymore.”
6) He said, “Alas! The man has breathed his last.”
7) He said to me, “What a beautiful painting it is!”
8) He said, “Goodbye, my friends!”
9) She said to me, “Happy birthday!”
10) Tony said to Mark, “How foolish you are!”
Let’s see the answers:
Answers of Practice Set – 1
1) Nita told me that she had done her duty.
2) He told me that he did not believe me.
3) The boy said that he would do the work.
4) Tom told his mother that he had been playing football then.
5) The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
6) The man said that he was busy with his work then.
7) She told me that she had written a letter to her uncle the previous day.
8) The teacher told the student that he had forgotten his lesson.
9) Mother said that two and two make four.
10) They will say that they must clean their locality.
Answers of Practice Set – 2
1) Riya says that her father is not at home now.
2) The old man said that God is merciful.
3) Bimal said that he had not taken the medicine that day.
4) He said that he had seen the man the previous day.
5) My friend said that they would leave for Shimla the next day.
6) I told him that I had been doing the sums at my home.
7) He said that he could not stay out very late.
8) She told me that the earth moves round the sun.
9) He told me that he had called me up but I had not responded.
10) Helen said that she could not go out with me because she was not feeling well.
Answers of Practice Set – 3
1) Bimal said that he walks for an hour every morning.
2) The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
3) Mr. West told me that he was flying to Rome the next day.
4) The man said that he must ho as soon as possible.
5) The girl said that it gave her great pleasure to be there that evening.
6) Hita told us that she hoped we had enjoyed ourselves.
7) She told them that they ought to jump.
8) He told me that he had done his work himself.
9) He said that that was the book he wanted.
10) She says that she likes spending her vacation by the sea side.
Answers of Practice Set – 4
1) The man asked me if I needed any help.
2) My friend asked me that if I had gone to school the previous day.
3) I asked him if he liked to play cricket.
4) I asked him if he knew the man.
5) The man asked if he always rose early.
6) He asked me if I was not afraid.
7) He asked me if anybody had been rude to me.
8) My father asked me if I was weeping.
9) Nita asked me if that was my book.
10) The police inspector asked if there was any problem.
Answers of Practice Set – 5
1) Bimal asked me if my father was at home.
2) Satish asked me if I could lend him a pen.
3) Arun asked us if we could help him in danger.
4) He asked me if he would discuss the matter the next week.
5) My friend asked me if I had visited the Taj Mahal before.
6) He asked me if I could see a woman seated at a table.
7) My mother asked me if illiteracy was not a bad thing.
8) The boy asked me if I would accompany him.
9) The traveller asked if there was anybody there.
10) The man asked me if I knew the man where he lived.
Answers of Practice Set – 6
1) I asked Ramen how his father was then.
2) I asked him why he was so late in the class.
3) They asked me which pen I wanted.
4) Father asked me when I had started my project work.
5) He wanted to know which movie we were going to watch.
6) I asked the station master when the down train would arrive.
7) She asked how much she would have to pay for the coat.
8) The girl asked me why I was so serious.
9) The Swallow asked the Happy Prince why he was weeping.
10) I wanted to know why he had not liked to talk with me.
Answers of Practice Set – 7
1) Father ordered me to go home at once.
2) The guard forbade me to enter there.
3) My mother advised me not to do it again.
4) Father ordered Swami to prepare himself to start for school then.
5) The chief ordered the soldiers to march forward.
6) The teacher ordered the students to write down the lesson.
7) I requested my brother not to disturb me.
8) The master ordered his servant to do as he had told him.
9) The teacher forbade the students to make so much noise.
10) The police ordered the mob to go back at once.
Answers of Practice Set – 8
1) She requested the man to help her to find the address.
2) Kanika requested me to lend her my pen.
3) My friend requested me to accept that invitation.
4) Father advised me not to read too fast.
5) Mother advised me not to run in the sun.
Or, Mother forbade me to run in the sun.
6) The teacher advised the students not to waste their time.
Or, The teacher forbade the students to waste their time.
7) He advised me to always keep my promise.
8) He advised me to obey my elders.
9) The Giant asked the little boy to climb up.
10) The examiner requested the students to keep silence.
Answers of Practice Set – 9
1) I requested the teacher that I might be allowed to come in.
2) Mother suggested that he should do whatever he liked.
3) My friends suggested me that they should go to watch movie.
4) Amal requested that he might be allowed to go.
5) I suggested my friends that we should arrange a party that night.
6) The boy requested that he might be allowed to speak for while.
7) He suggested me that we should wait for him.
8) They suggested that they should tell the truth.
9) She suggested that he should play whatever he liked.
10) The boy requested that he might be allowed to fly the kite.
Answers of Practice Set – 10
1) The man wished that I might live long.
2) Mother wished that God might bless me
3) The followers wished that their leaders might live long.
4) Father wished that he might prosper in life.
5) Amal wished that he could but get the first prize.
6) Ritu wished that if she could go back to her childhood.
7) The girl wished that she had the wings of a bird.
8) He prayed that his soul might rest in peace.
9) The wise man prayed that God might grant my prayer.
10) He wished that if he had been young again.
Answers of Practice Set – 11
1) The boy exclaimed with joy that they had fone the job.
2) The boys exclaimed with joy that they had been very happy there.
3) The coach praised the team by saying that they had played extremely well.
4) The spectators exclaimed in wonder that his acting was very wonderful.
5) The visitors exclaimed in sorrow that the sweet voice would not be heard anymore.
6) He exclaimed in grief that the man had breathed his last.
7) He exclaimed in wonder that it was a very beautiful painting.
8) He bade good-bye to his friends.
9) She wished me a happy birthday.
10) Tony expressed his disgust to Mark that he was very foolish.
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