Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech) - Type 4 (dialogue) - English Grammar

Dialogue: Exercise for Practice : 1 

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Q1. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Suman : when will you be of eighteen?

Geeta    : I don’t know.

Suman : Do you not celebrate your birthday?

Geeta    : I have no remembered this.

 

Suman asked Geeta (a) ______________ .

Geeta replied her (b) _______________ .

Suman asked further her if (c) ___________ her birthday. Geeta told her that (d) ___________.

 

Q2. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Sunil     : Which dresses do you like more?

Abha     : I like the dress which you presented at my birthday.

Sunil     : go to rest now.

Abha     : I will call you later.

 

Sunil asked Abha (a) __________________ .

Abha replied him (b) ___________________ at her birthday.

Sunil advised her (c) _____________________ .

Abha told him (d) ______________________ .

 

Q3. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Dany     : may I use your pen?

Jimmy  : it is empty.

Dany     : Do you have another?

Jimmy : yes, but I am writing with it.

 

Dany asked Jimmy  (a) ___________________ .

Jimmy told him (b) ______________________ .

Dany further asked him (c)  _______________ .

Jimmy replied in positive and told him that (d) __________ with it .

 

Q4. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Sonu   : How do you feel now?

Golu    : I feel now better .

Sonu   : Need you any help?

Golu    : please bring a glass of water.

 

Sonu asked Golu (a) __________________ .

Golu replied sonu that (b) _______________ .

Sonu asked further him (c) _______________ .

Golu requested him (d) _________________ .

 

Q5. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Mother     : look, I will say this to father.

Son          : What is wrong?

Mother     : You have not done your Hometask.

Son          : I have kept it to show father.

Mother warned son (a) ________________________________ .

Son asked mother (b) _________________________________ .

Mother told him that (c) _________________________________ .

Son replied her (d) ___________________________________ . 

 

Q6. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Komal      : Do you learn your lesson?

Anand      : I learn my lesson properly.

Komal      : what have you learnt today?

Anand      : I have learnt the science lesson.

 

Komal asked Anand (a) _______________ . Anand replied her (b) __________________. Komal asked again him (c) ______________. Anand told her that (d) ________________ .

 

Q7. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration. 

Sonu    : When do you get up?

Amit    : I get up at 7 a.m.

Sonu    : Do you go for morning walk?

Amit    : No, I am always late.

Sonu asked Amit (a) ____________________________ .

Amit told him (b) ______________________________ .

Sonu asked him again (c) __________________________ .

Amit replied him in negative and told that (d) _______________________ .

   

Q8. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

 Annu   : Are you sure that this is your?

Varun   : Surly this is mine.

Annu    : Where did you bu6y it from?

Varun   : I have bought from Agra.

 

Annu asked Varun (a) ___________ that that was his.

Varun replied with confident that (b) _____________.

Annu asked further him (c) ____________ it from.

Varun replied her (d) _____________ from Agra.

 

Q9. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Kavita : When do you want to go?

Mahesh: I will go at 9 A.M

Kavita  : when will you return?

Mahesh: I can’t say.

 

Kavita asked Mahesh _____________ .

Mahesh      replied him _______________ .

Kavita asked him further _____________ .

Mahesh      told her ______________ .

 

Q10. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Arun : Where do you buy it?

Bibha: I buy it from market.

Arun  : Do you sell it?

Bibha : I use it.

 

Arun asked Bibha (a) ___________________ .

Bibha replied him (b) ____________________ .

Arun asked again her (c) ____________________ .

Bibha told him (d) ____________________ .

 

Q11. Fill in the blanks the following dialogues to change into indirect speech of narration.  

Ajay      : Why are you picking out of window?

Amit     : let come to see the matter.

Ajay      : What is there?

Amit     : Tell me, I am just trying to understand.

 

Ajay asked Amit (a) ---------------------- of window.

Amit suggested him that (b) ---------------------- the matter. Further Ajay asked him (c) --------------------- . Amit commanded him to tell him and told that (d) ----------------------------------- to understand.