জুনিয়র স্কুল সার্টিফিকেট পরীক্ষা : ইংরেজি দ্বিতীয়পত্র
মো. জসিম উদ্দীন বিশ্বাস, প্রভাষক ইংরেজি বিভাগ ঢাকা রেসিডেনসিয়াল মডেল কলেজ
প্রকাশ : ২০ এপ্রিল ২০১৪, ১৯:৪৩
Speech
Direct Speech: I said to the old man, “What are you doing?” “I’m watching the boys swimming in the pond,” he said. “How happy they are! May Allah bless them.” “Let me sit by you and enjoy the scene,” I said.
Indirect Speech: I asked the old man what he was doing. The old man replied that he was watching the boys swimming in the pond. He exclaimed with joy that they were very happy. He prayed that Allah might bless them. I told him that I might sit by him and enjoy the scene/ I requested him to let me sit by him and enjoy the scene.
Direct Speech: “Have you ever been to Cox’s Bazar?” asked Ahnaf. “No, I have never,” replied Maruf, “But I desire for visiting the place.” “I had an opportunity to visit the sea-beach last year,” Said Ahnaf. “Let’s go there this week,” said Maruf.
Indirect Speech: Ahnaf asked Maruf if /whether he (M) had ever been to Cox’s Bazar. Maruf replied in the negative that he had never been. He added that he desired for visiting the place. Ahnaf said that he had had an opportunity to visit the sea-beach the previous year. Maruf suggested/ proposed that they should go there that week.
Direct Speech: A fruit seller said, “Which fruits do you want to buy? I have apples from Australia, oranges from Darjeeling, grapes from Kashmir.” The customer said, “What fruits of our country do you have?” The fruit seller said, “I have coconut, guava and jackfruit.” The customer said, “Give one kg of guava as it will be the substitute of Australian apples.
Indirect Speech: A fruit seller asked the customer which fruits he (c) wanted to buy. He added that he (s) had apples from Australia, oranges from Darjeeling, grapes from Kashmir. The customer asked him(s) what fruits of our/ their country he(s) had. The fruit seller replied that he (s) had coconut, guava and jackfruit. The customer told him to give one kg of guava as it would be the substitute of Australian apples.
Direct Speech: Hazrat Omar (R) said to the woman, “Where do you live?” The woman said, “I live in a poor hut, south end to this town. I am hungry but there is no food in my house. Will you give me something to eat?” Hazrat Omar (R) said “Go home. I am coming with food and money.”
Indirect Speech: Hazrat Omar (R) asked the woman where she lived. The woman replied that she lived in a poor hut south end to that town. She added that she was hungry but there was no food in her house. Then she asked Hazrat Omar (R) if he would give her something to eat. In response, Hazrat Omar (R) told her to go home and also said that he was going with food and money.
Direct Speech: The class teacher of class ten said to the students, “Do you like to go on a study tour?” “Yes,” said all the students to their class teacher. Then he said, “Take the permission from your parents.” One of the students said, “Where will we go, sir?” “It will be decided after a discussion,” said the teacher.
Indirect speech: The class teacher of class ten asked the students if they liked to go on a study tour. All the students replied in the affirmative to their class teacher. Then the teacher told the students to take permission from their parents. One of the students respectfully wanted to know where they would go. The teacher said that it would be decided after a discussion.
Direct Speech: “Have you seen her lately, Jerry?” “I see her every summer. She sends for me.” I wanted to cry out. “Why are you not with her? How can she let you go away again?”
Indirect Speech: The writer asked Jerry if he had seen her (his mother) lately. Jerry replied that he saw her every summer. He added that she sent for him. The writer wanted to cry out and asked him why he was not with her. She also asked him how she could let him go away again.