Direct & Indirect Speech: પ્રશ્નો અને જવાબોDirect & Indirect Speech: questions and answers
GPSC, GSSSB, તલાટી અને ગુજરાત પોલીસ પરીક્ષા માટે 10 ફ્રી પ્રશ્નો, દરેકનો જવાબ અને ગુજરાતી + English સમજૂતી સાથે.10 free practice questions for GPSC, GSSSB, Talati and Gujarat Police exams, each with the answer and a Gujarati + English explanation.
1. પરોક્ષ કથન (Indirect Speech) માં ફેરવો: The teacher said to the students, 'Work hard if you want to pass.'Change into Indirect Speech: The teacher said to the students, 'Work hard if you want to pass.'
- AThe teacher asked the students to work hard if you want to pass.The teacher asked the students to work hard if you want to pass.
- BThe teacher told the students that work hard if they wanted to pass.The teacher told the students that work hard if they wanted to pass.
- CThe teacher ordered the students work hard if they want to pass.The teacher ordered the students work hard if they want to pass.
- DThe teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.The teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.
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જવાબ:Answer: (D) The teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.The teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.
આજ્ઞાર્થ વાક્યમાં શિક્ષકની સલાહ હોવાથી 'advised + to work hard...' સાચું બને છે.Imperative advice uses 'advised + object + to + V1', with pronoun shift 'you' -> 'they' and tense shift 'want' -> 'wanted'.
2. ઇનડાયરેક્ટ સ્પીચમાં ફેરવો: The visitor said, "What a beautiful village lake this is!"Convert into Indirect Speech: The visitor said, "What a beautiful village lake this is!"
- AThe visitor asked if that was a beautiful lake.The visitor asked if that was a beautiful lake.
- BThe visitor exclaimed with admiration that that was a very beautiful village lake.The visitor exclaimed with admiration that that was a very beautiful village lake.
- CThe visitor said what a lake it was.The visitor said what a lake it was.
- DThe visitor tells that the lake is beautiful.The visitor tells that the lake is beautiful.
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જવાબ:Answer: (B) The visitor exclaimed with admiration that that was a very beautiful village lake.The visitor exclaimed with admiration that that was a very beautiful village lake.
ઉદ્ગારવાક્યનું વિધાન વાક્યમાં રૂપાંતર કરતાં 'What a' ના સ્થાને 'a very' વપરાય અને રિપોર્ટિંગ વર્બ 'exclaimed with admiration' આવે.Exclamatory sentences with 'What a...' change into assertive with 'a very...', using reporting verb 'exclaimed with admiration/wonder'.
3. Change to indirect speech: "He said, 'I am going to the market.'"Change to indirect speech: "He said, 'I am going to the market.'"
- AHe said that he is going to the market.He said that he is going to the market.
- BHe said that he was going to the market.He said that he was going to the market.
- CHe said that he had gone to the market.He said that he had gone to the market.
- DHe told that he was going to the market.He told that he was going to the market.
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જવાબ:Answer: (B) He said that he was going to the market.He said that he was going to the market.
પરોક્ષ ભાષણમાં, "હું જાઉં છું" બની જાય છે "ગોઇંગ" (એક તંગ પાછા). "હું" "તે" માં બદલાય છે. તેણે કહ્યું કે તે બજારમાં જઈ રહ્યો છે.In indirect speech, "am going" becomes "was going" (one tense back). "I" changes to "he". He said that he was going to the market.
4. સાચું Indirect Speech પસંદ કરો: He said, 'I am writing an application.'Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I am writing an application.'
- AHe said that he was writing an application.He said that he was writing an application.
- BHe said that he is writing an application.He said that he is writing an application.
- CHe said that I was writing an application.He said that I was writing an application.
- DHe told that he wrote an application.He told that he wrote an application.
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જવાબ:Answer: (A) He said that he was writing an application.He said that he was writing an application.
Reporting verb ભૂતકાળમાં હોવાથી Present Continuous નું Past Continuous ('was writing') થાય છે.Present Continuous 'am writing' changes to Past Continuous 'was writing', and pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'.
5. ઇનડાયરેક્ટ સ્પીચમાં ફેરવો: The bankrupt merchant cried, "Alas! I am ruined."Change into Indirect Speech: The bankrupt merchant cried, "Alas! I am ruined."
- AThe bankrupt merchant said that alas he was ruined.The bankrupt merchant said that alas he was ruined.
- BThe bankrupt merchant exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.The bankrupt merchant exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
- CThe bankrupt merchant told he is ruined.The bankrupt merchant told he is ruined.
- DThe bankrupt merchant exclaimed that he had ruined.The bankrupt merchant exclaimed that he had ruined.
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જવાબ:Answer: (B) The bankrupt merchant exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.The bankrupt merchant exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
'Alas!' દુઃખ દર્શાવતો ઉદ્ગાર હોવાથી રિપોર્ટિંગ વર્બ 'exclaimed with sorrow' વપરાય અને સાદો વર્તમાનકાળ સાદા ભૂતકાળમાં (was ruined) ફેરવાય.The exclamatory word 'Alas!' conveys grief/sorrow and is converted into 'exclaimed with sorrow that...', shifting 'am ruined' to 'was ruined'.
6. પરોક્ષ કથન (Indirect Speech) માં ફેરવો: He said to the player, 'Bravo! You have scored a century.'Change into Indirect Speech: He said to the player, 'Bravo! You have scored a century.'
- AHe applauded the player saying that he had scored a century.He applauded the player saying that he had scored a century.
- BHe exclaimed with joy that he has scored a century.He exclaimed with joy that he has scored a century.
- CHe praised the player that you scored a century.He praised the player that you scored a century.
- DHe told the player bravo you had scored a century.He told the player bravo you had scored a century.
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જવાબ:Answer: (A) He applauded the player saying that he had scored a century.He applauded the player saying that he had scored a century.
'Bravo!' માટે ઇનડાયરેક્ટમાં 'applauded someone saying that' વપરાય છે.'Bravo!' expresses applause/approval, rendered indirectly as 'applauded someone saying that...'.
7. Indirect Speech માં રૂપાંતર કરો: The Sarpanch said to the villagers, 'Maintain cleanliness in your surroundings.'Convert into Indirect Speech: The Sarpanch said to the villagers, 'Maintain cleanliness in your surroundings.'
- AThe Sarpanch advised the villagers to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.The Sarpanch advised the villagers to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.
- BThe Sarpanch told to villagers that maintain cleanliness.The Sarpanch told to villagers that maintain cleanliness.
- CThe Sarpanch asked the villagers that they maintain cleanliness.The Sarpanch asked the villagers that they maintain cleanliness.
- DThe Sarpanch said to villagers to maintain cleanliness.The Sarpanch said to villagers to maintain cleanliness.
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જવાબ:Answer: (A) The Sarpanch advised the villagers to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.The Sarpanch advised the villagers to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.
આજ્ઞાર્થ/સલાહવાળા વાક્યમાં 'said to' નું 'advised' થાય છે, સંયોજક 'to + V1' આવે છે અને સર્વનામ 'their' બને છે.In imperative sentences giving advice, the reporting verb becomes 'advised', connective 'to' is used before V1, and 'your' changes to 'their'.
8. ઇનડાયરેક્ટ સ્પીચમાં ફેરવો: The teacher said to the boys, "Do not make a noise in the class."Convert into Indirect Speech: The teacher said to the boys, "Do not make a noise in the class."
- AThe teacher said to the boys to make a noise in the class.The teacher said to the boys to make a noise in the class.
- BThe teacher forbade the boys to make a noise in the class.The teacher forbade the boys to make a noise in the class.
- CThe teacher asked the boys do not make a noise.The teacher asked the boys do not make a noise.
- DThe teacher told the boys not make a noise.The teacher told the boys not make a noise.
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જવાબ:Answer: (B) The teacher forbade the boys to make a noise in the class.The teacher forbade the boys to make a noise in the class.
નકારાત્મક આજ્ઞાર્થ વાક્યમાં 'forbade' (મનાઈ કરવી) નો ઉપયોગ કરી પાછળ હકારાત્મક infinitive 'to make' વપરાય છે.Negative imperative commands can be converted using 'forbade + object + to + base verb' (since 'forbade' already carries negative sense).
9. પરોક્ષ કથન (Indirect Speech) માં ફેરવો: He said, 'Alas! I am undone.'Change into Indirect Speech: He said, 'Alas! I am undone.'
- AHe exclaimed with joy that he was undone.He exclaimed with joy that he was undone.
- BHe exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.He exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.
- CHe said with sorrow that I am undone.He said with sorrow that I am undone.
- DHe cried that he is undone.He cried that he is undone.
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જવાબ:Answer: (B) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.He exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.
ઉદગારવાચક વાક્યમાં 'Alas' માટે 'exclaimed with sorrow' વપરાય છે.'Alas!' denotes grief/sorrow, changing reporting verb to 'exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone'.
10. પરોક્ષ કથન (Indirect Speech) માં ફેરવો: She said to me, 'Where are you going?'Change into Indirect Speech: She said to me, 'Where are you going?'
- AShe enquired me where you were going.She enquired me where you were going.
- BShe asked me where was I going.She asked me where was I going.
- CShe told me where I am going.She told me where I am going.
- DShe asked me where I was going.She asked me where I was going.
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જવાબ:Answer: (D) She asked me where I was going.She asked me where I was going.
ડાયરેક્ટમાંથી ઇનડાયરેક્ટમાં ફેરવતી વખતે પ્રશ્નાર્થ વાક્ય વિધાન વાક્યમાં ફરે છે, તેથી 'where I was going' સાચું છે.In WH-interrogative sentences, the question word serves as the connector, and the inverted word order changes to assertive word order (Subject + Verb: 'I was going').
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