Narration of Impereative Sentences

Narration of Imperative Sentences

Rule : Use of 'command' or 'order' in case of order by authoritorial persons to subordinates, like 'teacher to student', 'guardian to ward', or 'officer to subordinate'.

Example

Direct : The teacher said to the students,"Stand up."

Indirect : The teacher ordered the students to stand up.

Try these

1. The master said to the servant,"Bring me a glass of warer."

2. The officer said to the soldiers,"Shoot."

3. My mother said to me, "Bring some vegetable from market."

4. The teacher said to the students,"Write as I say."

5. The monk said to the villagers,"Bring some milk."

Rule : Use of 'request' in case of request.

Example

D - The boy said to his father,"Please give me some money."

I - The boy requested his father to give him some money.

Try these

1. Milan said to Amar,"Please lend me your pen."

2. She said to me,"Please help to solve this problem."

3. She said to him,'Please bring me a glass of water.'

 

Rule : Use 'ask'/'tell' if it is not clear whether it is order or request. If it seems like request, use 'ask'. If it seems like order, use 'tell'. Yet, 'ask' and 'tell' can be used interchangeably.

Example

The man said to the shopkeeper,"Give me a packet of biscuit."

--The man asked/told the shopkeeper to give him a packet of biscuit."

Try these

1. She said to me, 'Give me some money.'

2. They said to me, 'Go to your office.'

3. He said to Ram,'Work out this sum.'

 

Rule : Use of 'advise'in case of advice

Example

D - My father said to me,"Take exercise regularly."

I - My father advised me to take exercise regularly.

Try these

1. The teacher said to the student," Read four hours a day.'

2. Father said to his son,'Rise early in the morning.'

3. My teacher said to me,"Do your duty first."

 

Rule: Use of 'suggest' in case of suggestion.

Example

D - He said,"Let us go for a picnic."

I - He suggested that we should go for a picnic.

Try these

1. He said,"Let us go to school."

2. She said,"Let us play now."

3. She said,"Let us eat."

 

Rule: Use of 'proposed to' in case of 'said to'.

Example

D - He said to me,"Let us go for a walk.'

I - He proposed to me that we should go for a walk.

Do the following:

1. She said to me,"Let us go for a picnic."

2. He said to her,"Let us work now."

3. She said to me,"Let me do my homework."

4. He said to me,"Let me go now."

 

Miscellaneous

Try these

1. He said to me, ''Go there.''

2. He said to me, ''Go to school.''

3. He said to his brother, ''Work attentively.''

4. The master said to the servant, ''Go to market.''  

5. The teacher said to the student, ''Do your work.''

6. I said to him, ''Come to our office.''

7. He said to me, ''Come to our office.''

8. She said to me, ''Bring me a glass of water.''

9. The mother said, ''Children, attend to your study.''

10. The teacher said, ''Ravi, come here.''

11. My mother said, ''Ravi, go to school now.''

12. She said to me, ''Bring me a glass of water.''  

13. The teacher said, ''Rina, work attentively.''

14. She said to him, ''Prepare your homework.''

15. She said to me, '' Please, lend me your pen.''

16. She said to me, ''Please, do this work.''

17. She said to me, ''Don't shout.''  

18. She said to him, ''Do not walk so fast.''

19. She said to me, ''Do not tell a lie.''

20. ''Go away and play,'' said their father.

21. ''Do your duty'', said the teacher.

22. She said to me,''Run way at once.

23. They said to me,''Do not tell a lie''.

24. She said to me,''Do not fall into temptation.''

25. He said to me, ''Never tell a lie.''  

26. The teacher said to me, '' Always speak the truth.''

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