Convert the following sentences from Direct form to Indirect form.
1. Arupa asked her friend, “Do you think your mother will come today?”Ans .. Arupa asked her friend if she thought mother would come that day.
2. Dainesh asked his colleague, “Where will you go during the Pujah holidays? Ans .. Dinesh asked his colleague where he would go in the Pujah holidays.
3.He asked the Dalit student, “Why are you studying Tamil?” Ans .. He asked the Dalit student why he was studying Tamil.
4. My boss asked me, “When are we going to leave?” Ans.. My boss asked me when was I going to leave.
5. Suman asked me, “Have you finished reading the R. K. Narayan book?” Ans .. Suman asked me if I had finished reading the R. K. Narayan book.
6. Salim asked her, “How long have you lived in this lodge?” Ans.. Salim asked her how long had she lived in thatlodge.
7. Shanti asked the children, “Are you ready to feed the cow?”Ans .. Shanti asked the children if they were ready to deed the cow.
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Join the following sentences in any way you like.
1. The bank refused to sanction a loan. I couldn;t build a house.
Ans .. I couldn’t build a house as the bank refused to sanction a loan.
OR
The banl’s refusal to sanction a loan was the reason why I couldn’t build a house.
OR
Since the bank refused to sanction a loan, I couldn’t build a house.
2. The landlord evicted the tenant. He had continuously defaulted in rent payment.
Ans .. The continuous default in rent payment by the tenant made the lndlord evict him.
OR
The tenant’s continuous default in paying rent was the reason why the landlord evicted him.
3. The river swelled. There was heavy rain in the catchment areas.
Due to heavy rains in its catchment areas, the river swelled.
OR
The swelling of the river happened when the catchment areas freceived a downpour.
4. The film had a few very melodious songs. It couldn’t attract enough viewers.
Ans .. Despite having a few melodious songs, the film failed to zattract enough viewers,
OR
The film had a few melodious songs, yet it couldn’t attract enough viewers.
5. The farmers protested angrily. The irrigation canal didn’t have enough water.
Ans .. The absence of sufficient water in the irrigation canal led to angry protests by the farmers.
OR
The farmers’ fury erupted when the irrigation canals began to run short of water.
6. There was undue delay in salary payment. The employees agitated. The company didn’t heed their complaints.
Ans …The company ignored the employees agitating due to undue delay in salary payment.
OR
Undue delay in salary payment led to agitation by the emploees, but the company ignored it.
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