Question

He said to me, " I have read these short stories." ( Change into Indirect Speech.)

• A. He told me that he had read those short stories.
• B. He said that he had read those short stories.
• C. He said to me that he had read those short stories.
• D. He told that he had read those short stories.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. He told me that he had read those short stories.

ഇതൊരു Assertive sentence ആണ്. Subject ൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന sentence ആണ് Assertive sentence. Direct Speech ൽ Past tense (said to) + Present perfect tense(has/have + V3) വന്നാൽ Indirect Speech ൽ വരുമ്പോൾ അത് Past perfect ( had + V3) ആകും. Direct Speech ൽ 'said to ' വന്നാൽ Indirect speech ൽ 'told' ആകും. അതിനു ശേഷം 'that' എഴുതണം. 'I' indirect speech ൽ വരുമ്പോൾ 'he/she' ആകണം( ഇവിടെ Subject 'he' ആയതുകൊണ്ടു 'he' തന്നെ എഴുതണം.). Direct Speech ൽ present perfect(has/have + V3) വന്നാൽ Indirect speech ൽ past perfect ( had + V3 )വരും. ഇവിടെ Direct Speech ൽ 'have read' വന്നതു കൊണ്ട് Indirect Speech ൽ 'had read' ആകും. (Read ന്റെ 3 forms Read(V1) - Read(V2) - Read(V3). ) Direct Speech ൽ 'these' വന്നതുകൊണ്ട് Indirect Speech ൽ 'those' ആകും. എന്നിട്ടു balance എഴുതണം.