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Narrations Part-2

The art of reporting the words of a speaker is called Narration.

Part-IV

(Imperative Sentences)

Rules:-

In Imperative sentences said to is replaced with ordered, commanded, advised, suggested, proposed, persuaded, warned, etc.
Inverted commas(" ") are replaced with 'to'. The first form of verb is applied after 'to'.
in Negative sentences 'said' to is replaced with 'forbade' or 'do' is replaced with 'not'.

Examples:-

She said to me, "Work hard".
She advised me to work hard.
I said to my friend, "Please give me your car for two hours."
I requested my friend to give me his car for two hours.
She said to Meena, "Do not make a noise".
She forbade Meena to make a noise.
(or She ordered Meena not to make a noise.)
The general said to the soldiers, "March forward."
The general commanded the soldiers to march forward.
Ramesh said to him, "Let me do my home work."
Ramesh requested him to let him do his home work.
The manager said to the peon,"Let the visitors come in.
The manager ordered the peon to let the visitors come in.
He said to me, "Let us go on picnic this Sunday".
He proposed/suggested me that we should go on picnic that Sunday.
(or He proposed me to go on picnic that Sunday.
He said, "Thank you, doctor."
He thanked the doctor.
Dinkar said to me, "Beware of such politicians."
Dinkar warned me against such politicians.

PART-V
(Exclamatory Sentences)

Rules:-

Use conjunction 'that' to connect the speech with reporting verb
Change tenses according to the rules learnt in PART-II
'Said' is mostly changed into 'exclaimed' (sometimes 'applauded......saying')
Replace 'what' or 'how' with 'very' (sometimes 'big' or 'great')
Change exclamatory words as follows: AH!, Alas! .... with sorrow; Aha!, Ha!, Hurrah! ....with joy; Oh ....with surprise; Pooh! ....with contempt; Sorry! ....with regret, Bravo! ....applauded....saying.

Examples:-

The child said, "What a bitter medicine!"
The child exclaimed that the medicine was very bitter.
He said, "How big the train is!"
He exclaimed that the train was very big.
Vikas said, "Alas! I have lost my wallet."
Vikas exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
Rajani said to her friend, "Pooh! you have cheated me."
Rajani exclaimed with contempt that her friend had cheated her.
The captain said to the players, "Bravo! you played well today."
The captain applauded his players saying that they had played well that day.

PART-VI
(Optative Sentences)

Rules:-

Such sentences indicate with (good morning, good noon, good day, would that, O that, if .....etc.), and prayer (may, may God). Therefore 'said' is mostly replaced with 'wished' or 'prayed'.
In case of good bye, farewell, good night (when parting company) 'said' is replaced with 'bade'.

Examples:-

He said , "Good morning uncle!"
He wished his uncle good morning.
Ranjita said, "Good bye friends!"
Ranjita bade her friends good bye.
My grandmother said to me, "May you live long."
My granmother prayed for me tht I might live long.
Montu said, "Would that I were a minister!"
Montu wished that he had been a minister.

Indirect Speech of two or more sentences:-

She said to me, "I am going to market. Do you want to go?"
She told me that she was going to market and asked if I wanted to go.
The manager said to the clerk, "You may leave now. Don't forget to keep these files in the file cabinet."
The manager told the clerk that he might leave then and ordered not to forget to keep those files in the file cabinet.
The doctor said to the patient, "Why didn't you come yesterday. Your fever is high."
The doctor asked the patient why he hadn't come the previous day as his fever was high.
I said to Rocky, "Don't abuse others. It is a bad habit. How will you feel if others abuse you?"
I advised Rocky not to abuse others because it is a bad habit and asked how he would
feel if others abused him.

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