Direct and indirect objects super teacher worksheets. Write do over the direct object and io over the indirect object in each sentence. Apr 22, 2020 indirect speech is a form of speech where a person conveys his experience of some specific event, situation or refers to a person in his own words. His friends told me that they would go home the following sunday his friends said. Direct and indirect speech exercises with answers pdf. Jacob handed josh an umbrella when it started to rain. Direct and indirect objects exercise with answers before going to solve the direct and indirect objects exercise, let me remind you of what direct and indirect objects are. Answers match the situation on the left with an indirect question on the right. To find the direct object, find the action verb in the sentence. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. This is a worksheet to practice indirect questions. In order to do this, you can use the grammar structure named indirect or reported speech.
The maid said that all the windows had been washed thoroughly. Underline each indirect object in the sentences below. Identify only the subject, the direct object, and the indirect object or the object of the preposition in each sentence. Thats to say indirect speech is the interpretation of an event or situation by a person, in his own words.
Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. Reported questions and commands exercises pdf exercises to practise questions, commands and requests in the reported speech. Changing functional sentences in the direct to indirect. Quoted and reported speech, also referred to as direct and indirect speech, are used. Indirect question indirect questions do not use the auxiliary verbs do, does or.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action in a sentence. Direct and indirect exercises with answers quoted and. Indirect questions exercise 1 perfect english grammar. While making changes from the former to the latter and vice versa there are certain rules to be observed. There are two ways of relating what a person has said. They have to make sentences containing indirect questions corresponding to the pictures. Direct and indirect objects exercise with answers learn esl.
She told her mother that she was going to the market she said. Direct and indirect speech exercises with answers pdf 1 sita says that she may go there. Do not confuse direct and indirect objects with objects of prepositions. Click here to read the explanations about reported speech reported statements.
The questionword keeps its accent, even in an indirect question. Students will see four pictures and prompts for each picture. We use them when talking to a person we dont know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different. Indirectquestionsexercises matchthesituationsontheleftwithanindirectquestionontheright. Solved examples with detailed answer description, explanation are given and it would be easy to understand. Remember about the right order of the words in the indirect question. Narration tests with answers and explanation for ssc cgl, ssc chsl, mba and other exams. Can you let me know if youreare coming to the party. Reported speech exercises with answers for class 6, 7, 8. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. If the indirect object is marked by a preposition usually to, the direct object comes immediately after the verb, and the phrase with the indirect object comes after that, as in i sent a letter to my love, where a letter is the direct object of sent. Procedure give each student a copy of the two worksheets. If we want to say what other people said, thought or felt, we can use the direct or indirect speech. Embedded question drill indirect questions in this activtiy, groups of learners work together doing transformation drills changing direct questions into embedded ones.
Heres a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site. Direct and indirect speech exercises with answers pdf exams daily. Note that the tenses may not change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth. Oxford practice grammar intermediate page 6 words and sentences 3 direct and indirect objects 1 introduction henry gave claire some flowers. Some flowersis the direct object,the thing that someone gives. Underline the indirect object in each sentence below. Divide the students into pairs a and b and give each student a corresponding role card. On the left you see direct speech, and on the right is reported speech. Can be used to revise material and help students relax a bit. Direct and indirect speech is directly not asked in class 9 and 10 in cbse board but reported speech is not out of syllabus. A package of 10 worksheets with answers on direct and indirect speech. The students read their role card for the first situation at the ticket office.
The imperative mood is changed into the infinitive. The mother said to the children, stay away from the wet floor. Answers to indirect questions exercise 1 1 can you tell me where she plays tennis. Direct and indirect speech online test english narration. In this indirect questions teaching activity, students roleplay two situations where someone politely asks for information using indirect questions. Subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects directions. Indirect questions can be a challenge for esl english as a second language students. In order to use an indirect question,the sentence structure returns back to that of a normal sentence, and we use a polite phrase to lead into. Present simple reported statement exercise quite easy in pdf here present continuous reported statement exercise quite easy in pdf here. Could you let me know if you are coming to the party. The motivational factor is that once learners are happy with their performance, they then test learners in other groups, something learners tend to enjoy doing. Reported statements mixed exercise perfect english grammar.
The clever fox asked the foolish crow if she would sing a song for. Forbid s forbade is used for the negative sentences. When we ask questions in english, we either start the question immediately a direct question or use an introduction to make the question more polite an indirect question. Direct and indirect speech exercise english grammar. When the main idea of a speakers words is reported by another person and the exact words are not quoted, it is called indirect speech or reported speech. Students then use the information from the first worksheet to change direct questions into indirect questions using polite expressions. Indirect speech is introduced by some verbs like ordered, requested, advised and suggested. The traveler asked the boy if that road led to the inn. Indirect objects the indirect object shows who or what receives the direct object. The triangles formed by the trees and the shadows are similar. The mother asked her child if it had washed its hands.
Direct and indirect speech exercise english practice. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in. Turn these sentences with direct speech into those with indirect speech. English grammar online reported speech exercises with answers for class 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 with answers. Direct and indirect speech exercise ii english practice. This lesson provides teachers with classroom activities and exercises to teach indirect questions. Quoted and reported speech san jose state university. English grammar direct and indirect speech online test. Indirect measurement uses similar figures and proportions to find lengths. Change these direct questions into reported speech. The former is direct form of speech whereas the latter is indirect form of speech. Direct and indirect speech worksheets with answers teaching. Claireis the indirect object,the person receiving something.
Transform the following direct questions into indirect questions in english. Indirect questions when we make direct question from a normal sentence, we swop the subject of the sentence with the auxiliary verb. She said to me, thank you steven said, ashley must go tomorrow. He told me a i was from poland wrong the pronoun is incorrect. It comes before the direct object and answers to whom or what.
Indirect questions esl worksheets, roleplays, activities. When the students have finished, check the answers with the class. Direct and indirect exercises with answers we often convey a message or give information about what someone said, thought, or felt to somebody else. Reported speech exercises, pdf with answers and rules. The doctor advised the patient to take his medicines without fail. British broadcasting corporation 2007 grammar challenge indirect questions practice activities. Direct and indirect speech when the actual words of the speaker are reproduced, it is called direct speech. Direct and indirect speech complete guide with examples and. The small tree is 8 feet high and it casts a 12foot shadow.
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