Sentence Narration এবং Passage Narration এর Rules
***We will learn Narration by 3 steps
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1.
Basic Discussion
2.
Sentence Narration
3.
Passage Narration
***Basic Discussion :
◼◻ Narration/Speech মনে উক্তি। একজন
বক্তার বক্তব্য ব্যক্ত করার উপায়কে
Narration/Speech বলে।
Narration/Speech দুই প্রকার -
1. Direct Speech ( প্রত্যক্ষ উক্তি )
2. Indirect Speech ( পরোক্ষ উক্তি )
◽◾
Direct Speech - বক্তার দ্বারা বলা হুবহু বক্তব্য যা সে নিজের মুখ দিয়ে বলে তা
হলো Direct Speech.
◽◾
Indirect Speech - বক্তার বক্তব্যের সারাংশ যা অন্য কেউ তার মত করে বলে তখন তা Indirect Speech.
***এটাতো গেলো Narration এর ভাষাগত পরিচয়।
কিন্তু Narration ভালোভাবে শিখতে হলে
নিম্নোক্ত ছয়টি টপিক ভালোভাবে বুঝতে হবে -
1.Speaker,Listener, Reporting Verb & Reported Speech
2. Basic Sentence Structure
3. Tense Changing
4. Person Changing
5. Subject-Objective-Possessive
6. Adverbial Phrases
1. Speaker, Listener, Reporting
Verb & Reported Speech :
Direct Speech এর দুইটি অংশ থাকে। একটিকে Reporting Verb এবং অন্যটিকে Reported Speech বলে ।
▫ Inverted Comma এর বাহিরের Verb কে বলে Reporting Verb.
▫ Inverted Comma এর ভিতরের Sentence কে বলে Reported Speech.
▫যে কথা বলে সে Speaker যে শোনে সে Listener.
Ex.
He said to me, "I am learning Narration now’’
2. Basic Sentence Structure :
|
Sentence |
Reporting Verb |
Reported Speech |
|
Assertive |
S+V+O, |
"Sub+Verb+Obj." |
|
Interrogative |
S+V+O, |
"Sub+Verb+Obj?" |
|
Imperative |
S+V+O, |
"Verb/Let …...." |
|
Optative |
S+V+O, |
"May/Long…" |
|
Exclamatory |
S+V+O, |
".... ! ............" |
3. Tense Changing
|
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
|
Present Indefinite - v+ s/es |
Past Indefinite - v2nd |
|
Present Continuous - am/is/are+ v(ing) |
Past Continuous - was/were+ v(ing) |
|
Present Perfect - have/has+ v3rd |
Past Perfect - had+ v3rd |
|
Past Indefinite - v2nd |
Past Perfect - had+ v3rd |
|
Past Continuous - was/were+ v(ing) |
Past Perfect Continuous -had been+ing |
|
Past Perfect - had+ v3rd |
Past Perfect - had+ v3rd |
|
Future Indefinite - shall/will |
Future in the past - would |
|
Madal Verbs - can/may/must |
Could/might/had to* |
|
Would,could,should,might |
No change |
4. Person Changing
1st Person - আমি, আমরা ( I,
We )
2nd Person - তুমি ( You )
3rd Person - আমি & তুমি ব্যতীত যেকোনো নাম ( He, She, They, it, Rahim, Karim)
যেমন
:
1.
He
said to me, “I am happy now.”
» He told me that he was happy
then.
2.
He
said to me, “You are very nice.”
» He told me that I was very nice.
3.
She
said to me, “She is reading English.”
» She told me that she was reading
English.
Note: -
1st Person, Subject কে অনুসরণ করে। (1=1)
2nd Person,
Object কে অনুসরণ করে।(2=2)
3rd Person, কোনো পরিবর্তন হয় না।(3=3)
5. Subject-Objective-Possessive -
|
Subject |
Object |
Possessive |
|
Subject |
Object |
Possessive |
|
I |
me |
my |
|
He |
him |
his |
|
You |
you |
your |
|
They |
Them |
their |
|
We |
us |
our |
|
It |
it |
its |
|
She |
her |
her |
|
He |
him |
his |
6. Adverbial
Phrase Changing :-
|
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
|
Now (এখন) |
Then |
|
Here (এখানে) |
There |
|
This (এখন) |
That |
|
These (এগুলো) |
Those |
|
Ago (আগে) |
Before |
|
It (এটি) |
It |
|
Today (আজ) |
That day |
|
Yesterday (গতকাল) |
The previous day |
|
Tomorrow (আগামীকাল) |
The next day/The following day |
Sentence Narration
⚛ Exam এ
সাধারণত Narration “Passage” আকারে আসে। কিন্তু Passage Narration পারার জন্য Sentence Narration এ দক্ষতা অর্জন করা
জরুরি। Sentence Narration না জানলে Passage Narration এ Problem হয়। তাই, আমরা প্রথম এ কিভাবে Sentence Narration করতে হয় তা শিখবো।
Assertive Sentence
Reporting Verb এর পর Object না থাকলে Indirect
Speech এ “Said” অপরিবর্তিত
থাকবে + Inverted Comma উঠে that বসবে + Person ও Tense পরিবর্তন
হবে + Extention (অতিরিক্ত অংশ)
♨Direct :
Rashid said, “I am reading a story book now.”
♨Indirect :
Rashid said that he was reading a story book then.
Reporting Verb এর পর Object থাকলে said
to এর
পরিবর্তে told ব্যবহৃত
হবে + Inverted Comma উঠে that বসবে + Person ও Tense পরিবর্তন
হবে + Ext/বাকী অংশ
♨Direct :
He said to me, “You
are an honest person.”
♨Indirect :
He told me that i was an honest person.
Reporting Verb এর Tense যদি Present বা Future (say/says/will say) হয় তবে Reported Speech এর Verb এর Tense এর কোনো পরিবর্তন হবে না।
♨Direct :
Ridwan says, “I didn't find it.”
♨Indirect :
Ridwan says that she didn't find it.
♨Direct :
I say, “I love pious people.”
♨Indirect :
I say that I love pious people.
♨Direct :
He will say to her, “I will meet you next sunday. ”
♨Indirect :
He will say to her that he will meet her next Sunday .
Reported Speech চিরন্তন সত্য হলে Tense এর কোনো পরিবর্তন হয় না। শুধু Inverted Comma উঠে that বসে।
♨Direct :
Teacher said to the students, “The earth moves round the sun.”
♨Indirect :
Teacher said to the students that the earth moves round the sun.
Reported Speech এ “Must” থাকলে এর পরিবর্তে had to বসে। কিন্তু Must
দ্বারা
যদি চিরন্তন সত্য বোঝায় তাহলে এর কোনো পরিবর্তন হবে না।
♨Direct :
The Prophet said to them, “Man must die one day.”
♨Indirect :
The Prophet said /told them that man must die one day.
Interrogative Sentence
◾Reporting
Verb উঠে ask/asked বসবে।
◾Reported
Speech এ Wh-Question
word (what,which,where,why,when,who,how,…..)না
থাকলে অথবা auxiliary verb দ্বারা বাক্য শুরু
হলে
Inverted Comma উঠে এর পরিবর্তে if/weather বসবে।
◾Reported
Speech এ Wh-Question
word থাকলে
তা অপরিবর্তিত থাকবে।
♨Direct :
He said to me, “Do you want
to read a book?”
♨Indirect :
She asked me if i wanted to read a book.
♨Direct :
Navid said to me, “Where did you visit yesterday?”
♨Indirect :
Navid asked me where I had
visited the previous day.
♨Direct :The
teacher said to the student, “what are you doing now?”
♨Indirect :
The teacher asked the student what he was doing then.
Imperative Sentence
Imperative Sentence এ Reporting Verb “said/said to” এর পরিবর্তে -
✌ অনুরোধ
বোঝালে - requested
✌ আদেশ
বোঝালে - ordered/commanded
✌ উপদেশ
বোঝালে - advised
✌ নিষেধ
বোঝালে - forbade
✌ ক্ষমা
বোঝালে - begged বসে
+Inverted Comma উঠে to বসে + Verb এর Present Form + Extention ( অতিরিক্ত
অংশ )
যেমন :
♨Direct :
Father said to me, “Open the window.”
♨Indirect :
Father ordered me to open the window.
Imperative Sentence টি Negative হলে -
✈ to এর পরিবর্তে not
to বসে।
✈ কিন্তু forbade লিখলে not to বসে না।
যেমন :
♨Direct :
Mother said to me, “Do not run in the sun.”
♨Indirect :
Mother ordered me not to run in the sun.
or, Mother forbade me to run in the sun.
Reported Speech এ let দ্বারা প্রস্তাব বোঝালে বা let us/let's থাকলে :
✈Let's বা let us এর পরিবর্তে proposed to বা suggested বসবে
✈Inverted
Comma উঠে that বসবে
✈They/we এর সাথে should বসবে
✈ Main verb to Extension
যেমন :
♨Direct :
Siam said to us, “Let's go for a walk.”
♨Indirect :
Siam proposed to us that we should go for a walk.
Note: Reporting Verb এর আগে ও পরে I/me/we/us থাকলে subject We হয়, বাকি ক্ষেত্রে They হয়।
যেমন :
♨Direct :
Tanvir said to me, “Let's go for a long drive.”
♨Indirect :
Tanvir proposed to me that we should go for a long drive.
Reported Speech এ Let এর পরে me/him/her/them
ইত্যাদি
থাকলে -
✈ Said to এর পরিবর্তে told বসবে
✈ Inverted
Comma এর পরিবর্তে that বসবে
✈ Let এর পরে me/him/her/them এর সাথে might বসবে
✈ Verb এর
Present Form + Extention (অতিরিক্ত অংশ)
যেমন :
♨Direct :
He said to me, “Let me try it again.”
♨Indirect :
He told me that he might try it again.
Optative Sentence
***** Optative Sentence এ -
✈ Inverted Comma উঠে that বসবে
✈ say / says/ said to এর
পরিবর্তে wish/ wishes/ wished or pray/prays/prayed
বসবে
✈ Reported Speech এর Subject + might
✈ Verb এর Present Form + Extension (অতিরিক্ত অংশ)
যেমন :
♨Direct :Tondra
said to me, “May you be happy.”
♨Indirect :
Tondra prayed that I might be happy.
এছাড়াও Optative Sentence এ,
Would that থাকলে - Wished/Prayed
Good Morning/Evening থাকলে - Wished
Good Night/Good Bye থাকলে - Bade
**কারো জন্য নেতিবাচক প্রার্থনা করলে - Cursed ব্যবহার করবো।
যেমন :
♨ Direct :
He said, “Would that I were young again.”
♨ Indirect :
He prayed that he would be young again.
♨ Direct :
He said, “Good morning teacher.”
♨ Indirect :
He wished the teacher good morning.
♨ Direct :
He said to me, “Good Night.”
♨ Indirect :
He bade me good night.
♨ Direct :
She said to her friend, “May you die soon.”
♨ Indirect :
She cursed her friend that he/she might die soon.
More Examples of Optative
Sentence for Practice :
Direct : I said to him, “May you get well soon.”
Indirect : I prayed that he might get well soon.
Direct : He said the teacher, “Good morning sir.”
Indirect : She respectfully wished the teacher good morning.
Direct : She said, “May God bless her soul.”
Indirect : She prayed that God might bless her soul.
Direct : He said to me, "May you get success in
exam!"
Indirect : He prayed me that I might get success in exam.
Exclamatory Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence এ Reporting Verb Indirect Speech এ পরিবর্তিত হবে
নিম্নলিখিত উপায়ে -
✈ আনন্দ
বোঝাতে - exclaim with
joy
✈ দুঃখ
বোঝাতে - exclaim with
sorrow/grief
✈ শুভেচ্ছা
বোঝাতে - wish
✈ বিস্ময়
বোঝাতে - exclaim with
surprise
✈ তাৎক্ষনিক
আবেগ বোঝাতে - exclaim with
wonder
যেমন :
♨
Direct : He said, “Hurrah! we have won the league.”
♨
Indirect : He exclaimed with joy that they had won the league.
Reported Speech যদি How/What দ্বারা শুরু হয় -
✈ প্রথমে
Reported Speech এর Subject + Verb বসে, তারপর
✈ ঐ
বাক্যে যদি একটি Adjective
থাকে
তবে
✈ ঐ
বাক্যে যদি Adjective না
থেকে Noun থাকে তবে great বসে।
যেমন :
♨
Direct : He said, “How beautiful the sky is!”
♨
Indirect : He exclaimed with surprise that the sky was very beautiful.
♨
Direct : He, said, “What a fool you are!”
♨
Indirect : He exclaimed with wonder that you were a great fool.
Homework Exercises
1.
He
said, “Alas! I could not be at her funeral.”
2.
He
said to me, “What a boring day!”
3.
They
said, “What a nice car you have!”
4.
She
said to her friend, “How gorgeous the dress is!”
5.
Rahat
said, “Hurrah! We got the prize.”
6.
The
Foreigner said, “What a beautiful country it is!”
7.
Nafeez
said, “How fluently the lady talks in English!”
How to Solve Passage
Narration
সর্বপ্রথম, Passage টি A to Z ভালোভাবে পড়ে Speaker (বক্তা) এবং Listener (শ্রোতা) খুঁজে বের
করতে হবে।
Reporting Verb টি মাঝে বা শেষে যেখানেই থাকুক না কেন, Indirect করার সময় তাকে Sentence এর শুরুতে নিয়ে আসতে হবে। যেমন :
♨Direct
: “You are doing very well.” The teacher said to the student.
♨Indirect
: The Teacher told the student that he was doing very well.
পরপর দুটি বা তিনটি উক্তি থাকলে :
1.
Assertive
Sentence :
( added that / also said that
/ again said that / further added) ব্যবহার করতে হবে।
2.
Interrogative
Sentence :
(also asked / again asked) ব্যবহার
করতে হবে।
3.
Imperative
Sentence :
(also advised / again
asked)
যেমন :
♨Direct :
He said to me, “I need your help. I will help you in future. Will you be able
to help me?”
♨Indirect :
He told me that he needed my help. He also said/added that he would help me in
future. He also asked me if i would be able to help him.
Some Extra Information
কিছু অতিরিক্ত তথ্য
1.
Yes =
replied in the affirmative and said that…
2.
No =
replied in the negative and said that…
3.
Dear
friend/brother/sister = Addressing + object + as Dear friend/brother/sister অথবা
Addressing as Dear friend/brother/sister
4.
Sir/Madam
= Addressing as Sir/Madam অথবা
respectfully/politely + reporting verb
5.
Sure =
Giving assurance, (he said/told that…)
6.
By
Allah/God = Swearing by Allah/God
7.
Thank
you = Thanked
8.
Hi/Hello
= Greeted/Drawing the attention
9.
Good
Morning/Afternoon/evening = wished + good Morning/Afternoon/evening
10. Happy Birthday/Anniversary/New year = wished +
Happy Birthday/Anniversary/New year
11. Bye/Good bye/Good night = bade
12. Sorry = Apologize
Sample Question:
Q. Change the narrative style of the following text.
The teacher said to the student. "Adorable boy, do you like to
go on a study tour? Your appearance deserves this." “Yes," said the
student. "Take the permission from your parents." he said. One of the
students said, "Where will we go, sir. Is it very far away?" “It will
be decided after a discussion" said the teacher.
Solution :
Addressing as adorable boy, the teacher asked the student if he(s)
liked to go on a study tour. He also said that his appearance deserved that.
The student replied in the
affirmative. Then the teacher advised him to take the permission
from his parents. One of the students respectfully asked him (T) where they
would go. He also asked him if it was far away. Then the teacher replied that
it would be decided after a discussion.
[Dhaka Board– 2023]
"Where will you
get admission after your HSC Examination? Do you have any choice?" said
the teacher to Susmita. "I'm not yet sure what I have to do because
everything depends on my result." "You should have a choice. Be
positive and optimistic."
Answer: The teacher asked Susmita where she would get
admission after her HSC Examination and if she had any choice. Susmita replied
that she was not yet sure what she had to do because everything depended on her
result. Then the teacher advised her to have a choice. He also advised her to
be positive and optimistic.
Board Questions-2022 with Answer
[DHAKA BOARD-2022]
1. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Follow my example," she said as we shook hands.
"and never eat more than one thing for luncheon." "I'll do
better than that," I retorted. "I'll eat nothing for dinner
tonight." "Humorist! you're quite a humorist," she cried gaily,
jumping into a cab.
Answer:
As we shook hands, she suggested me to follow her example
and never eat more than one thing for luncheon. Then I retorted that I would do
better than that and added that I would eat nothing for dinner that night.
Hearing this, she exclaimed with wonder that I was a humorist and cried gaily
said that I was quite a humorist, jumping into a cab
[RAJSHAHI BOARD-2022]
2. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"What happened to you, Tareq?" said Rashed.
"I was sick with the flu. Have you heard anything about our exam?"
said Tareq. "It is on 23 October. You need to collect the admit card of
the exam," said Rashed. "From where can I get it?" said Tareq.
"It is in the office room," said Rashed
Rashed asked Tareq what had happened to him. Tareq replied
that he had been sick with the flu. Then he asked Rashed whether he had heard
anything about their exam. Rashed told that that was on 23 October. He added
that he (T) needed to collect the admit card of the exam. Tareq asked from
where he could get it. Rashed told that that was in the office room.
[JASHORE BOARD-2022]
3. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Why are you crying? Do you have any problem?"
asked the passer-by. "I am crying because I have none to look after
me," said the street child. "Are you hungry?" "Yes, I
am," said the boy.
The passer-by asked the street child why he was crying. He
also asked the boy if he had any problem. The street child replied that he was
crying because he had none to look after him. The passer-by again asked the boy
whether he was hungry. The boy replied in the affirmative and said that he was
hungry.
[CUMILLA BOARD-2022]
4. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Stop. Didn't I tell you to stop? You cannot go
there," said the sergeant. "Oh! very well, it is hard thing to be
very poor. All the world is against the poor," said the man.
The sergeant ordered the man to stop. He then asked him (M)
if he (S) had not told him (M) to stop. He (S) further said that he (M) could
not go there. Then accepting the idea with astonishment, the man said that it
was hard thing to be very poor. He further added that all the world was against
the poor.
[CHATTOGRAM BOARD-2022]
5. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
He said, "I can chop some wood today," "You?
But you're small." "Size don't matter, chopping wood," Jerry
said. "Some of the big boys don't chop good. I've been chopping wood at
the orphanage for a longtime."
Answer:
Jerry told me that he could chop some wood that day. Being
astonished/hesitated I asked him if he was small. At this he assured me that
size did not matter chopping wood. He added that some of the big boys didn't
chop good. He further told that he had been chopping wood at the orphanage for
a long time.
[SYLHET BOARD-2022]
6. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Could I help you, Sir?" said the receptionist.
The man replied, "Sure, I want to meet the Managing Director of the
company." The receptionist said, "Do you have an appointment?"
"Yes, I have," he said. "Wait for a while," said the
receptionist.
Addressing the man as sir the receptionist asked him if she
(R) could have helped him. The man replied with assurance and said that he
wanted to meet the Managing Director of the company. Then the receptionist
asked if he had an appointment. He replied in the affirmative and said that he
had. At this the receptionist told him to wait for a while.
[BARISHAL BOARD-2022]
7. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Oh, my Lord, please do not kill the child," said
the woman. "Let her have him." The king said, "Now everything is
clear to me." Pointing to the woman, he said to the servant, "Give
her the child. She is the mother of the baby."
Addressing the king as her lord the woman requested him not
to kill the child and said that she might be allowed to have him. The king said
that then everything was clear to him. And then pointing to the woman he asked
the servant to give her the child. He added that she was the mother of the
baby.
[DINAJPUR BOARD-2022]
8. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
"Where is the cattle which these people graze and where
are the fields they plough, uncle?" he asked, turning to Daya Ram.
"They have no cattle and no fields here," said the chaprasi, pushing
his neck back to stiff uprightness. "It is only the rustics in the
villages who graze cattle and plough the land," he said.
Answer:
Turning to Daya Ram and addressing him as his uncle he asked
him where the cattle was which those people grazed and where the fields were
they ploughed. Pushing his neck back to stiff uprightness the chaprashi replied
that they had no cattle and no fields there. He (C) added that it was only the
rustics in the villages who grazed cattle and ploughed the land.
[MYMENSINGH BOARD-2022]
9. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches.
Jerry said, "I can chop some wood today."
"But I have a boy coming from the orphanage." "I'm the
boy." "You? But you are small." "Size does not matter,
chopping wood," Jerry said, "Some of the big boys don't chop good.
I've been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time."
Jerry told me that he could chop some wood that day. But I said that I had a boy coming from the orphanage. He said that he was the boy. Being astonished, I asked him if he was the boy and said with hesitation that he was small. At this he assured me that size didn't matter chopping wood. and added that some of the big boys did not chop good. He further added that he had been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.
All Board Questions-2023 with Answer
1. Change the narrative style by using indirect speech: [Dhaka
Board– 2023]
"Where will you get admission after your HSC
Examination? Do you have any choice?" said the teacher to Susmita.
"I'm not yet sure what I have to do because everything depends on my
result." "You should have a choice. Be positive and optimistic."
Answer: The teacher asked Susmita where she would get
admission after her HSC Examination and if she had any choice. Susmita replied
that she was not yet sure what she had to do because everything depended on her
result. Then the teacher advised her to have a choice. He also advised her to
be positive and optimistic.
2. Change the narrative style by using indirect speech: [Rajshahi
Board-2023]
"I can chop some wood today," said Jerry "But
I have a boy coming from the orphanage." "I am the boy."
"You? But you are small." "Size does not matter, chopping
wood," said Jerry. "Some of the big boys don't chop wood. I've been
chopping wood for a long time," said Jerry to the writer.
Answer: Jerry said that he could chop some wood that
day. The writer objected that she had a boy coming from the orphanage. Jerry
replied that he was the boy. The writer ordered whether it was he and said that
he was small. Jerry told that size does not / (did not) matter chopping wood
and added that some of the big boys did not chop wood. Jerry further said that
he had been chopping wood for a long time.
Or, Jerry said that he could chop some wood that day.
The writer objected that he had a boy coming from the orphanage. Jerry replied
that he was the boy. Being surprised, she asked him whether it was he and said
that he was small. Jerry told that size did not matter chopping wood and added
that Sam of the big boys did not chop wood. Jerry further said that he had been
chopping wood for a long time.
3. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches. [Cumilla Board-2023]
"What's a puppet show?" Mita said to her father.
Father said. "Let's go inside and you can see yourself." Inside the
tent Mita said, "How strange! A doll is dancing and talking." Father
said "A man behind the screen is moving the doll. Do you understand who is
talking?"
Answer: Mita asked her father what a puppet show war.
Her father suggested that they could go inside and she could see herself inside
the tent. Mita astonished and replied that it was very strange and added that a
doll was dancing and talking. Her father replied that a man behind the screen
was moving the doll and asked her if she understood who was talking.
4. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches: [Jashore Board-2023]
"I have won a lottery and got 10 lakh taka,"
said Samira. Congratulations!" I said. "What do you intend to do with
the large amount of money?" "I want to serve my poor village people.
So, I have made up my mind to establish a hospital in our rural area,"
Samira replied. "Thank you." I said. "I shall also help you in
this respect."
Answer: Samira told me that she had won a lottery and
got 10 lakh taka. I congratulated her and asked what she intended to do with
the large amount of money. She (S) replied that she wanted to serve her poor
village people and so she (S) had made up her (S) mind to establish a hospital
in their (S) rural area. I thanked her and added that I would also help her (S)
in that respect.
5. Change the form of narrative style by using indirect
speeches: [Dinajpur Board -2023]
"Why do you stop me?" asked Rubel. "Have I
done any wrong?" "You are driving so fast. It is not the rule,"
said the traffic sergeant. "Sorry Sir. My mother is in the hospital. So, I
am in a hurry," said Rubel.
Answer: Rubel asked the traffic sergeant why he (T)
stopped him (R). He also asked whether/if he (R) had done any wrong. The
traffic sergeant replied that he (R) was driving so fast and said that it was
not the rule. Rubel apologized respectfully and told him (Ts) that his (R)
mother was in the hospital. He further said that he was in a hurry for this
reason.
6. Change the narrative style by using indirect
speeches: [Sylhet Board -2023]
Mr. Kalam said to the bank manager, "May I get in,
sir?" "Yes, come in," said the bank manager. Mr. Kalam said, I
want to open a bank account." The manager said, "What type of account
will you open?" I want to open a savings account, "said Mr. Kalam.
Please go to the front desk. The officer will help you." “Thank you very
much," Mr. Kalam said.
Answer: Mr. Kalam respectfully asked the bank manager
whether he might/could get in. The bank manager replied affirmatively and told
him (K) to come in. Mr. Kalam said that he wanted to open a bank account. The
bank manager asked him (K) what type of account he (K) would open. Mr. Kalam
replied that he (K) wanted to open a savings account. The bank manager
requested him (K) to go to the front desk and added that the officer would help
him (K). Mr. Kalam thanked the bank manager very much.
7. Change the narrative style of the passage by using
indirect speeches: [Barishal Board-2023]
"How is your mother, Habib?," said Fahim.
"She is better today," said Habib. "Did you take her to any
doctor?" "Yes, and the doctor has x-rayed her." "Now, take
a good care of her and ensure all medications as prescribed," said Fahim.
"Of course, thank you a lot," said Habib.
Answer: Fahim asked Habib how was his (H) mother.
Habib replied that she was better that day. Fahim asked again whether he (H)
had taken her to any doctor. Habib replied affirmatively and told that the
doctor had x-rayed her. Fahim suggested Habib to take a good care of her then
and to ensure all medications that had been prescribed. Habib assured him and
thanked him a lot.
8. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. [Chattogram
Board -2023]
"What's your dream? Do you have any dream?" said
Zayed. "Yes, I have a dream. My dream is a full plate of rice." said
Robi. "Come with me. I am going to materialize your dream." "How
kind you are!" said Robi.
Answer: Zayed asked Robi what his (R) dream was. He
(Z) again asked him if he (R) had any dream. Robi tenderly replied in the
affirmative that he (R) had a dream. He (R) added that his (R) dream was a full
plate of rice. Instantly, Zayed told him (R) to go with him (Z). He (Z) added
that he (Z) was going to materialize his (R) dream. Robi exclaimed in wonder
that he (Z) was very kind.
9. Change the narrative style by using Indirect speeches: [Mymensingh
Board-2023]
"What kind of stories did Aesop tell?" asked
Anwar. “Fables,” replied Mr. Rahman. "Do you know what fables are?"
"No," replied Anwar. "Well," continued Mr. Rahman,
"Fables are stories with a moral. And Aesop entertained people by telling
these stories."
Answer: Anwar asked Mr. Rahman what kind of stories
Aesop had told. Mr. Rahman replied that they were Fables and asked if he knew
what Fables are. Anwar replied in negative. Mr. Rahman nodded and continued
that Fables are stories with a moral and added that Aesop had entertained
people by telling those stories.
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