Narration
/ Speech (Dw³)
Ø Narration Kx?
          Avgiv hv ewj (what we say) ZvB nj Narration ev Dw³|
           Narration `yÕcªKvi| h_v: 
1.     
Direct
Narration         2. Indirect Narration
 
  
 Note: Bs‡iwR‡Z K_v ejv ev †jLvi mgq
  GB `yÕcÖKvi Narration e¨envi Ki‡Z nq| 
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1.     
Direct
Narration: e³v
hv e‡j Zv hLb Avgiv AweKj Avgv‡`i †jLvq Zz‡j awi ZLb Zv‡K Direct Narration e‡j|  
2.    
Indirect
Narration: e³v
hv e‡j Zvi A‡_©i cwieZ©b bv K‡i Avgiv hLb Avgv‡`i wb‡R‡`i fvlvq Zv Dc¯’vcb Kwi
ZLb Zv‡K  Indirect Narration e‡j|
          Direct Narration `yÕAs‡k fvM _v‡K| h_v-   
1.     
Reporting
verb    2. Reported speech
         wb‡P GKwU Direct Narration  D‡jL Kiv nj: 
          Mita said, “I will go with
you.”
     GLv‡b
Said n‡jv reporting verb I inverted comma Gi wfZ‡ii Ask‡K reported speech e‡j|  
          Direct Sentence ‡K indirect
sentence   Ki‡Z wZbwU welq cwieZ©b Ki‡Z nq|
1.       Possessive case 
 2. Tense    3. Person
Possessive
Case
   †h mKj
Word,
 sentence Gi Aci †Kv‡bv e¨w³ ev e¯‘i mv‡_ Zvi AwaKvi ev
m¤cK© cÖKvk K‡i, Zv‡K                         Possessive case e‡j| wb‡P Possessive case গুলো †`Iqv nj:  
 
  
Subject 
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Object 
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Possessive
  Case 
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I 
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me
   
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my
   
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You 
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you 
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yours
   
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We 
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Us 
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Our 
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He 
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Him 
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His 
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She 
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Her 
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Her 
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They
   
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Them 
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Their 
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It 
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It 
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It’s
   
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Tense
Gi
cwieZ©b
 
  
Reported
  speech of direct 
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Reported
  speech of indirect 
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i)                  
  Present Indefinite 
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    Past Indefinite 
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ii)                
  Present Continuous 
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    Past Continuous 
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iii)              
  Present Perfect 
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    Past Perfect 
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iv)              
  Present Perfect Continuous 
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    Past Perfect Continuous  
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v)                
  Past Indefinite 
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    Past Perfect 
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vi)              
  Past Continuous 
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    Past Perfect Continuous 
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vii)            
  Past Perfect 
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    AcwiewZ©Z 
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viii)          
  Past Perfect Continuous  
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    AcwiewZ©Z 
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Dc‡iv³ cwieZ©b nq
ZLb, hLb Direct
narration-G Reporting verb
Past tense-G nq|  
Direct
narration-G Reporting verb hw` present tense ev future tense 
G nq, Z‡e indirect
narration-G  reported speech AcwiewZ©Z _v‡K| 
Ø Indirect Narration G  Reporting verb Gi cwieZ©b:  
 
·       
Direct
 Narration-G  say  _vK‡j, Indirect-G  say
ev  tell nq|
·       
Direct
Narration-G  said _vK‡j,, Indirect said nq|
·       
Direct
Narration-G  said to _vK‡j, Indirect 
told nq|
·       
Direct
Narration-G  will say _vK‡j, Indirect 
will say nq|
Direct
Narration-G Reporting verb
Past tense G n‡j, Indirect
Narration-G Reported speech-G wKQy verb Gi cwieZ©b Kiv nj:  
i)      
May,
indirect narration-G
n‡e  might
ii)    
Will
n‡e  would
iii)     
Shall
n‡e  should
iv)        
Can
n‡e  could
 
Person-Gi cwieZ©b
1. 
Reported
Speech-G subject 1st Person _vK‡j Z‡e 1st
Person, Indirect  nevi mgq  Reporting verb Gi 
subject †K
wb‡`©k K‡i|
2. 
Reported
speech-G subject 2nd
person _vK‡j Z‡e 2nd  person, indirect nevi mgq  reporting verb Gi object-†K wb‡`©k K‡i|
3.    
Reported
speech-G  subject 3rd person _vK‡j Z‡e 3rd  person  AcwiewZ©Z _v‡K| 
  GQvov Indirect nIqvi mgq wKQy word-Gi cwieZ©b nq| wb‡P †hme word উল্লেখ Kiv nj:
 
  
Direct 
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Indirect 
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Direct 
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Indirect 
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This
  ( Pronoun) 
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That 
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These
   
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Those 
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Here 
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There 
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Ago 
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Before 
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Come 
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Go 
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Hence 
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Thence 
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Thus 
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So                           
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Now 
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Then 
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Today 
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That
  day 
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Tonight 
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That
  night 
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Tomorrow 
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The
  next day / the following day 
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Yesterday
   
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The
  previous day / the day before 
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Must
   
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Had
  to  
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This
  day 
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That
  day 
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This
  week  
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That
  week 
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 This month  
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That
  month 
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This
  year  
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That
  week  
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Last
  day  
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The
  previous day 
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Last
  week  
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The
  previous week 
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Last
  month 
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The
  previous month 
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Last
  year 
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The
  previous year  
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This
  (adjective) 
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The 
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 at once 
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Just
  then  
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·       
ïaygvG
Last থাকলে Gi cwieZ©b nq bv| 
Ø Some Information’s: 
·       
Direct
narration-G memgq   inverted comma  e¨envi Kiv nq|
·       
Indirect
narration-G  inverted comma  e¨envi Kiv nq bv|
·       
Indirect
narration-G full stop Qvov †Kv‡bv iKg  punctuation marks 
e¨envi Kiv hv‡e bv| 
·       
 wPišZb mZ¨ A_v©r, Universal truth 
cÖKvk Ki‡j Zvi tense AcwiewZ©Z _v‡K|
·       
Sentence Gi aiY Abymv‡i   Reporting verb  I Reported speech-Gi gv‡S that / ask / if
/ whether /
inquire / to  ev  W/H Question 
e‡m|
·       
Have,
has Gi past participle form n‡jv had. 
·       
Am,
is, are Gi P.P form n‡jv been.
·       
Reported
speech Gi cª_g word hw` that nq, Z‡e  that  Gi cwie‡Z©  it  nq| †hgb-   
Direct:    Rita said, “That is good,” 
Indirect:  Rita said that it was good. 
Ø Sentence  Abymv‡i
Narration Change:
Assertive
sentence-Gi narration change:
Rules:
1.    
Reporting
verb-G  said to ev  said  Gi cwie‡Z© told  n‡e|
2.    
Reporting
verb  ও reported speech-Gi gv‡S  that  em‡e|
3.    
Tense, person, case cwieZ©b করতে হয় । 
Examples:
1.    
Direct:
 He said to me, “I am ill.”
Indirect: He told me that he was ill.
2.    
Direct:
He says, “I do not go to school to day.”
Indirect: He says that he does not go to
school that day.
Narration change
of interrogative sentence
  Direct narration †K indirect narration Kivi wbqg:
Rules:
1.    
Reporting
verb G said / said to _vK‡j  asked, enquired of , demanded of, wanted to
know  প্রভৃতি e‡m| 
2.    
Yes/No
Question-Gi †¶‡G reporting verb ও reported speech-Gi gv‡S if  ev
whether  e‡m|
3.    
W/H
Question-Gi †¶‡G  reporting verb ও reported speech-Gi gv‡S inverted comma Gi wfZ‡i _vKv 
W/H Question wU
Avm‡e| Gi ci  subject Ges verb  নিয়ম অনুসারে বসবে| 
Direct ‡K indirect Kiv interrogative
sentence Gi  
Examples:
1.    
Direct:
I said to him, “Are you hungry?”  
Indirect: I asked him if he was hungry.
2.    
Direct:
Arif said, “What do you want?” 
Indirect:  Arif asked what I wanted
Narration change
of imperative sentence
Direct narration
‡K indirect
narration Kivi
wbqg: 
Rules: 
1.     
Reporting
verb-G  said / said to  _vK‡j wb‡Pi wbq‡g cwieZ©b Ki‡Z nq: 
Reported speech Av‡`k eySv‡j indirectGi mgq reporting verb, order /command n‡e,Aby‡iva eySv‡j request, Dc‡`k eySv‡j advise, wb‡la eySv‡j forbid.
2.    
Reporting
verb ও reported speech
Gi gv‡S  to Ges পরে verb Gi
base form n‡e|
3.    
Reported
speech-G নাবোধক বাক্য উল্লেখ
 _vK‡j, to Gi wVK
Av‡M  indirect 
Kivi mgq  not n‡e| Z‡e  said/said to-Gi ¯’‡j  advise 
n‡e| অথবা reporting verb (said/said
to-Gi ¯’‡j ) এর পরিবর্তে  forbid বসে।
Examples: 
1.    
Direct:
He says, “Go out,” 
Indirect:  He orders to go out.
2.    
Direct:
Rahim said, “Don’t run in the sun.”
Indirect:  Rahim forbade to run in the sun.
Ø   Let hy³ imperative sentence †K  indirect Kivi wbqg: 
1.     
Reporting
verb wU  propose to-G cwieZ©b nq| 
2.    
Reporting
verb  ও 
reported speech-Gi
gv‡S
that  n‡e|
3.    
That
 Gi ci subject  em‡e|  subject 
wU  person Abymv‡i  we/they/you  nq| 
4.    
Subject-Gi c‡i  let  Gi ¯’‡j should/shall  _vK‡e|
   Dc‡iv³ wbqg ïaygvG
let + us _vK‡j n‡e| 
Ø   Let + 1st person/ 3rd
person _vK‡j †h wbq‡g  indirect n‡e Zv wbæiƒc: 
1.    
Reporting
verb wU
order/command/request  ev  AcwiewZ©Z _vK‡e| 
2.    
Reported
speech Gi Av‡M  that n‡e|
3.    
That  Gi ci subject ( we, they, you, He) person Abymv‡i  change   n‡e|  
4.    
Let
Gi cwie‡Z©  might/might be allowed to , subject G c‡i em‡e| 
Ø   Let us hy³ imperative
sentence Gi 
person change
1.    
Reporting
verb  subject ev 
object G first person  _vK‡j  indirect G 
reported speech Gi
 subject, 1st person Gi 
plural form  n‡e|
2.    
1st
person bv _vK‡j  2nd person  Av‡Q bvwK †`L‡Z n‡e| hw` _v‡K Zvn‡j 2nd
person Gi  plural form n‡e| 
3.    
 hw` 1st ev  2nd person  †Kv‡bvwUB bv _v‡K Z‡e,  3rd person Av‡Q bvwK †`L‡Z n‡e| hw` _v‡K
Zvn‡j, 3rd
person Gi  plural form 
n‡e|
Let
us cwieZ©‡bi
wbqg:(subject+object)
 
  
1.    
  I + you       =     We  
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6.  They + us   
     =   We 
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11.  I + her                =    We 
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2.    
  He + 0        = 
    They 
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7.  He +  
  us         =  
  They 
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12.  Karim + Rahim  =   They 
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3.    
  He +   me    =    We 
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8.  He +  
  you      =   You 
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13.  We + Him          =   
  We 
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4.    
  He +   us     =    We 
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9.  Rahim + You =   you 
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5.    
  They + me  =     We 
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10.
   I + her           =   We 
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Note:
 Dc‡ii cÖ_‡gi Letter wU nj Reporting verb Gi subject Ges Ab¨wU nj object.
Examples:
1.    
Direct: Mother said to me, “ Let us go
home,”  
Indirect: Mother proposed to me that we
should go home.
2.    
Direct:
The teacher said, “Let him do it.” 
Indirect: The teacher said that he might
be allowed to do it.
Optative
Sentence Gi Narration
change
   Direct narration †K indirect Kivi wbqg:
Rules:
1.    
Reporting
verb wU  pray/wish G cwieZ©b n‡e| Reported speech G Allah/God  উল্লেখ Ki‡j  pray  n‡e, Avi †KvbwKQy উল্লেখ bv _vK‡j wish n‡e|
2.    
Reporting
verb ও reported speech
Gi gv‡S that  e‡m| 
3.    
Person
change  করতে হবে| 
Examples:
1.    
Direct:
Mother said, “May Allah bless you.”  
Indirect:  Mother prayed that Allah might bless me.
2.    
Direct:
The teacher said, “May you prosper in life.” 
Indirect: The teacher wished that I
might prosper in life.
Narration change
of exclamatory sentence
   Direct narration †K indirect Kivi wbqg: 
Rules:
1.    
 Reporting verb ও  reported speech  Gi gv‡S  that  em‡e| 
2.    
Exclamatory
sentence  hw`  what  ev how  Øviv n‡j, Zv‡`i cwie‡Z©  noun  Gi c~‡e© great ও  adjective Gi c~‡e©  very  ev
greatly  e‡m|
3.    
Reporting
verb Gi cwie‡Z© hw`  reported speech G `ytL †evSvq, Z‡e  exclaimed with sorrow, hw` Avb›` †evSvq Z‡e  exclaimed with joy/ delight,  hw` we¯§q †evSvq Z‡e exclaimed with wonder/surprise  n‡e|
Examples:
1.    
Direct:
Arif said, “How helpless I am.” 
Indirect: Arif exclaimed with sorrow
that he was very helpless.
2.    
Direct:
Rafiq said, “What a fool I am.”
Indirect: Rafiq exclaimed with sorrow
that he was a great fool.
wKQy e¨wZµgx Narration Ges Vocatives
Vocatives:  hLb Sentence Gi †Kv‡bv noun †K m‡¤^vab K‡i wKQy ejv nq, ZLb H noun †K vocative case e‡j| †hgb- Rifat, Come here.
 
  
Note: Vocative case
  ‡K  indirect Kivi wbw`©ó wbqg †bB| Z‡e  vocative case, indirect  Kivi mgq ev` †`Iqv hvq, Avevi bv w`‡jI mgm¨v nq bv|
  hw`  reporting verb Gi c‡i object Ges reported speech G  vocative case  _v‡K, ZLb wb‡Pi wbq‡g indirect  Ki‡Z nq: 
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Addressing + reporting verb
  Gi object + as+
  vocative + reporting verb Gi
  subject + sentence  Gi aiY Abymv‡i reporting verb cwieZ©b+ that/to/asked
  (sentence Gi aiY
  Abymv‡i) + tense I person cwieZ©b Kiv| 
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Examples:
1.    
Direct:
Father said, “Rafiq go to school.”
Indirect: Father ordered rafiq to go to
school.
2.    
Direct:
The thief said to the mohsin, “Sir, I am very poor.”
Indirect: Addressing Mohsin as sir the
thief told that he was very poor.
wb‡P KwZcq e¨wZµgx
Narration  Gi D`vniY †`Iqv nj:
3.    
Direct:
He told me, “Liar!”
Indirect: He called me liar.
4.    
Direct:
He told me, “Congratulations!” 
Indirect: He congratulated me
5.    
Direct:
He said, “Good bye, Rahim.”
Indirect: He bade Rahim good bye.
6.    
Direct:
“Give me the pen.”
Indirect: The speaker told the person to
give him the pen.
 
  
Note:
  Reporting verb bv _vK‡j
  indirect G subject wn‡m‡e
  the speaker Ges object wn‡m‡e
  the person n‡e| 
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