Narration: Interrogative Sentence Part Two (2)

Narration is perhaps one of the difficult parts of English grammar. Most of learners face problems when it comes to changing speeches from direct to indirect. Here, in this article, I am sharing with you some exercises with solutions of interrogative sentences. Hope it will be helpful for all Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS), Bank, and any kind of job applicants.

1.   He said to me, “Did you go to school yesterday?”

Answer: He asked me if I had gone to school the previous day.

2.   He said to us, “Will you listen to such a fool?”

Answer: He asked us if we would listen to such a fool.

3.   She said to him, “Why have you come here?”

Answer: She asked him why he had gone there.

4.   Anwar said to Arif, “Where have you come from?”

Answer: Anwar asked Arif where he (A) had gone from.  

5.   He said to me, “Are you ill?”

Answer: He asked me if I was ill.

6.   He said to me, “Where did you go yesterday?”

Answer: He asked me where I had gone the previous day.

7.   My mother said to me, “Is not poverty a curse?”

Answer: My mother asked me if poverty was not a curse.

8.   The man said to the stranger, “What is your name and why did you come here?”

Answer: The man asked the stranger what his (S) name was and why he (S) had gone there.

9.   Father said to his son, “Are you interested in Mathematics?”

Answer: Father asked his son if he (S) was interested in Mathematics.

10.                He said to me, “Do you know my friend?”

Answer: He asked me if I knew his friend.

11.                Ruby said to her mother, “What did you see when you were in the states?”

Answer: Ruby asked her mother what she (M) had seen when she (M) had been in the states.

12.                The teacher said to the students, “Can anyone give the correct answer of this question?”

Answer: The teacher asked the students if anyone could give the correct answer of that question.

13.                Tareq said to Rafiq, “Why do you always think about the bad side of things?”

Answer: Tareq asked Rafiq why he (R) always thought about the bad side of things.

14.                You said to me, “Would you help me, please?”

Answer: You politely asked me if I would help you.  

15.                They said to us, “When will you return home?”

Answer: They asked us when we would return home.

16.                You said to Asif, “Have you seen the man who came to visit yesterday?”

Answer: You asked Asif if he (A) had seen the man who had gone to visit the previous day.

17.                The passenger said to the porter, “When will the train arrive?”

Answer: The passenger asked the porter when the train would arrive.

18.                The old man said to his sons, “Why do you quarrel always?”

Answer: The old man asked his sons why they (S) always quarreled.

19.                I said to her, “Will you go to the college tomorrow?”

Answer: I asked her if she would go to the college the next day.

20.                My mother said to me, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”

Answer: My mother asked me why I had not gone to school the previous day.

21.                He said to me, “Which book do you want?”

Answer: He asked me which book I wanted.

22.                The policeman said to me, “Did you see the accident?”

Answer: The policeman asked me if I had seen the accident.

23.                They said to us, “Why did you write those letters?”

Answer: They asked us why we had written those letters.

24.                He said to me, “When will the next letter come?”

Answer: He asked me when the next letter would come.

25.                I said to the Headmaster, “Sir, will you grant me a full free studentship?”

       Answer: I respectfully asked the headmaster if he would grant me a full free studentship.