Narration Dinajpur Board 2019 ,Narration Dinajpur Board 2019
“My sons,” said he, “A great treasure lies hidden in the estate. I am about to leave you.” “Where is it hidden?” said the sons. “I am about to tell you,” said the old man. “But you must dig the land for it.”
Answer: He said to his sons that a great treasure lied hidden in the estate and added that he was about to leave them. The sons asked where it was hidden. The old man replied that he was about to tell them and also said that but they must dig the land for it.
HSC Narration Rajshahi Board-2019 Ques & Answer
Direct to Indirect Speech:
Question:
He said, “I will come to the party tomorrow.”
Answer:
He said that he would come to the party the next day.
Explanation:
In the above sentence, the direct speech is converted into indirect speech by following the rules of narration change.
- Change of reporting verb:
In direct speech, the reporting verb “said” remains the same. However, when converting to indirect speech, we add “that” to introduce the reported speech. - Tense change:
The tense of the reporting verb changes from present (will) to past (would) when shifting from direct to indirect speech. - Change in time expressions:
The word “tomorrow” is changed to “the next day” to fit the new reporting context in indirect speech. - Pronoun change:
There is no pronoun change needed in this case since the sentence does not contain any pronouns referring to the speaker or listener.
