6th Class English Voice and Narration Question Bank Voice and Narration

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    DIRECTIONS: In the questions below he sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech from the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Alas! I have broken my brother's watch" said he.

    A) He said he has broken his brother's watch.

    B) He sorrowfully said that he has broken his brother's watch.

    C) He has broken his brother's watch he said.

    D) He exclaimed sorrowfully that he had broken his brother?s watch.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    In Exclamatory Sentence Change the exclamatory sentence into statement or Assertive. Remove the quotation marks and exclamatory mark. Use the conjunction that'. Omit the interjections such as Oh, O, Alas, how, what, hurrah. Add the word 'very' to the adjective or adverb if necessary. If the verb is not given, use 'Be' form verb (is, was, are, were, am) in its correct tense according to the subject. Change the reporting verb (say, said) to 'exclaim joyfully Use 'exclaim' sorrowfully for sorrowful incidents.


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