Imperative Sentence
We use tell, beg, implore (to ask sb to do sth in an anxious way because you want or need it very much), entreat (formal) : to ask sb to do sth in a serious and often emotional way), encourage, forbid, recommend, remind, urge, warn, ask, told and the rest in the place of ‘said’ or ‘said to’ in the Indirect Speech in the sentence.
Rule 1: We use the Infinitive (to + verb present form)
The teacher said to his boys, “Do it at once.”
The teacher advised his boys to do it at once. (The Infinitive)
Khona said to her teacher, “Grant me my prayer, Sir.”
Khona politely requested her teacher to grant her prayer.
He said, “Lie down, Tom.”
He told Tom to lie down.
She said, “You had better hurry, Bill.”
She advised Bill to hurry.
He said to his friends, “Please wait for me till I return.”
He requested his friend kindly to wait for him till he returned.
Rule 2: If the Reported Speech starts with ‘Do not / Never’, we use ‘not to + verb’ in the Indirect Speech in the time of leaving out the comma quotations.
My father said to me, “Do not run in the sun.”
My father advised me not to run in the sun.
My father forbade me to run in the sun.
My teacher said, “Never tell a lie.”
My teacher advised me not to tell a lie.
Rule 3: The Modals must, would and could are not normally changed in the Indirect Speech. You should also note that some sentences with would and could are Interrogative in form but Imperative in nature.
He said to me, “You must leave the place.”
He told me I must leave the place. (Assertive Sentence)
He said to me, “Would you help me to do the sum?”
He requested me to help him to do the sum. (Imperative Sentence)
I said to her, “Could you give me a cup of tea?”
I requested her to give me a cup of tea. (Imperative Sentence)
Rule 4: Calling in the name of person (The name will be added as object of reporting verb)
He said, “Raven, don’t misbehave with anyone.”
He advised Raven not to misbehave with anyone.
Rule 5: Calling in the name of relations
The student said, “Sir, please forgive me.” (Addressing as brother/sister/friend/sir)
Addressing as sir the student requested kindly to forgive him.
Rule 6: By Allah/by God/by Jove/by my love/by my life (Swearing by Allah/God/Jove/Life/Love)
“By Allah,” she replied, “I will not forget you.”
Swearing by Allah, she replied that she would not forget me.
Rule 7: Imperative sentence with tag question
He told me, “Shut the door, will you?” (Tag question will be omitted and rules of imperative sentence will be followed.)
He asked/requested me to shut the door.
Rule 8: When ‘let’ denotes a proposal, the Reporting Verb should be changed in to ‘propose’ or ‘suggest’ and ‘let’ be replaced by ‘should’.
Borney said, “Let’s have a walk.”
Borney proposed that we should have a walk.
He said to me, “Let’s go home.”
He suggested to me that we should go home.
Rule 9: But when ‘Let’ does not express a proposal, the Reporting Verb does not change, only ‘let’ is changed into ‘may’ or ‘might’ or ‘might be allowed’ or any other verb as per the relevant meaning.
He said, “Let me have a glass of milk.”
He wished that he might have a class of milk.
Rule 10: It is often safer for the students to use ‘tell’ in the Indirect Speech, when there be any doubt about the proper word to introduce the Reported Speech.
I said to him angrily, “Leave me alone.”
I told him angrily to leave me alone.
Narration Worksheet 1.1
Imperative Sentence
Direct Speech
Father said to his son, “Go to school now.”
Father said to me, “Go to school now.”
Father said to me, “Do the work at once.”
The piper said to the mayor, “Give me promised money.”
The teacher said to the student, “Be attentive and listen to my lecture.”
Father said to his son, “Learn to be holiest from your boyhood.”
The man said to me, “Obey your parents.”
The teacher said to the student, “Leave the room and do not return again today.”
The teacher said to the students, “Pen through the sentence.”
Mother said to me, “Always speak the truth.”
My brother said to me, “Go to school now or you will be punished.”
Mother said to me, “Respect your teacher.”
The teacher said to the students, “Learn your lesson regularly.”
Mother said to his daughter, “Always speak the truth.”
The teacher said to the students, “Take care of your health.”
I said to him,” Please tell me the way of hospital.
Father said to his son, “Go to school now.”
The teacher said, “Read attentively.”
The passer-by said to me, “Brother, please help me.”
The mother said to his son, “Call in a doctor.”
Ruplal’s mother said to him, “Accept your responsibility.”
The tourist said to the receptionist, “Please give me a vacant room.”
The doctor said to the patient, “Don’t take tea for some days.”
Dolon said to Lucky, “Stop excessive eating.”
The boy said to the teacher, “Please, lend me your book.”
My mother said to me, “Be polite to the elders, my child.”
The officer said to the workers “Leave the room at once.”
He said to his friends, “Please wait for me till I return.”
Father said tome, “Obey your teachers.”
Father said to me, “Go to bed at once.”
Nipa said to Dipa, “Please give me your story book.”
He said to me, “Learn your lesson regularly.”
He said to me, “Give me a book.”
He said to me, “Please excuse me.”
I said to my teacher, “Please help me in doing the sum.”
The teacher said to the student, “Go out of the classroom.”
Father said to his son, “Follow what your teachers say.”
Sharmin told Salma, “Do have a cup of tea.”
Rafia said to her, “Do come tomorrow”
Farzana said to Sadia, “You had better see a doctor.”
The doctor, “You had better not work hard.”
The girl said to her mother, “Do worry for me.”
The teacher said to the students, “Do not tell a lie.”
He said to the boys, “Don’t make a noise in here.”
Father said to me, “Do not waste your time.”
The teacher said to me,” Don’t elaborate your answer unnecessarily.”
Father said to me, “Do not run in the sun.”
I said to him, “Don’t be silly.”
Father said to his son, “Don’t quarrel.”
Father said to me, “Never tell a lie.”
Teacher said to him, “Don’t waste your time.”
Father said me, “Do not look down upon the poor.”
Father said to me, “Never go there.”
The teacher said to the students, “Don’t leave anything for tomorrow.”
Silvia said to Shila, Don’t peak so loudly.”
Mother said to the children “Do not go to the river.”
Father said to me, “Don’t go there.”
Father said to his son, “Don’t quarrel.”
The old man said to the boy, “Do not waste your time.”
They said to me, “Let us decide the matter ourselves”.
Anwar told Kashem, “Let’s go and see.”
The visitors said to us, “let’s have a walk by the river side.”
Rahim said to me, “Let us go to arrange a picnic.”
They said to us, “Let us discuss the matter ourselves.”
The teacher said to the student, “Let us discuss about gardening.”
Kamal said to his friends, “Let us inform it to our class teacher.”
The teacher said to the student, “Let’s try to solve the problem.”
Luna said to her friend, “Let us have a picnic on Sunday.”
Tamal said to me, “Let us settle the matter now.”
They said to us, “Let us go out for a walk.”
The captain said, “Let us show respect to the freedom fighters.”
He said to me, “Let’s finish reading the last part of this book.”
The boy said to me, “Let us have a visit to Ram Sagar.”
The six blind said, “Let us go and find out?”
The chairman said, “Let us settle the dispute.”
They said to him, “Let us play football today.”
He said to me, “Let us go there.”
Rimi said to Shila, “Let’s go for a walk in the open field.”
Salma said to her brother, “Let us return the bag to its owner.”
Dolon said to Rajon, “Let us paint the house.”
The boy said to his mates, “Let us go to the theatre.”
We said to them, “Let us built the dam.”
My friend said to me, “Let us go to the sea shore.”
He said, “Let us drop at here.”
The boy said to him, “Let us be friends again.”
Kamal said to his friends, “Let us not miss the chance.”
They said to us, “Let us decide the matter ourselves.”
He said, “Let us start the work without any delay.”
Tanima said to Adiba, “Let’s finish reading the last part of this book.”
Reza said to his friend, “Let us make a picnic.”
Nipu said to her mother, “Let us go home now.”
Farhana said to Rina, “Let us sing together.”
Sumyia said to Abeda, “Let us wait here till the rain stops.”
Foysal said to Menaz, “Let us learn our lessons.”
Tareq said to me, “Let us enjoy the play tonight.”
The beggar said to me, “Let me have a meal.”
The beggar said to me, “Let me have a cup of rice.”
Kamal said to Mrs. Ali, “Mother, Let me have a cup of tea.”
You said to me, “Let me come in.”
The beggar said to me, “Let me have a meal.”
Narration Worksheet 1.3 Answer
Imperative Sentence
Indirect Speech
Father ordered his son to go to school then.
Father ordered me to go to school then.
Father ordered me to do work at once.
The piper requested the mayor to give him promised money.
The teacher advised the students to be attentive and listen to his lecture.
Father advised his son to learn to be honest from his (boy) boyhood.
The man advised me to obey his parents.
The teacher ordered the student to leave the room and not to return againthat day.
The teacher advised the students to pen through the sentence.
Mother advised me toalways speak the truth.
My brother told me to go to school then or I would be punished.
Mother advised me torespect my teachers.
The teacher advised the students to learn their lesson regularly.
Mother advised her daughter to always speak the truth.
The teacher advised the students to take care of their health.
I requested him to tell him the way of hospital.
Father ordered his son to go to school then.
The teacher advised the person spoken to read attentively.
The passer-by addressed me as brother and requested me to kindly help him.
The mother told her son to call in a doctor.
Ruplal’s mother told him to accept his responsibility.
The tourist requested the receptionist to give him a vacant room.
The doctor advised the patient not to take tea for some days.
Dolon told Lucky to stop excessive eating.
The boy requested the teacher to lend him his book.
Addressing me as her child my mother advised me to be polite to the elders.
The officer ordered to the worker to leave the room at once.
He requested his friends to wait for him till he returned.
My father advised me to obey my teachers.
Father ordered me to go to bed at once.
Nipa entreated Dipa to give her (Nipa) her(Dipa’s) story book.
He advised me to learn my lesson regularly.
He told me to give him a book.
He requested me to excuse him.
I requested my teacher to help me in doing the sum.
The teacher told the student to go out of the classroom.
Father told his son to follow what his teacher said.
Sharmin requested Salma to have a cup of tea.
Rafia asked her to come the next day.
Farzana advised Sadia to see a doctor.
The doctor advised me not to work hard.
The girl told her mother not to worry for her.
The teacher advised the students not to tell a lie.
He ordered the boys not to make a noise there.
Father advised me not to waste my time.
The teacher advised me not to elaborate my answers unnecessarily.
Father advised me not to run in the sun.
I requested him not to be silly.
Father advised his son not to quarrel.
Father advised me not to tell a lie.
Teacher advised him not to waste his time.
Father advised me not to look down upon the poor.
Father advised me not to go there.
The teacher advised the students not to leave anything for the next day.
Silvia told Shila not to speak so loudly.
Mother forbade the children to go the river.
Father forbade me/told me not to go there.
Father advised his son not to quarrel.
The old man advised the boy not to waste their time.
They proposed to me that we should decide the matter themselves.
Anwar proposed to Kashem that they should go and see.
The visitors proposed to us that we should have a walk by the riverside.
Rahim proposed to me that we should go to arrange a picnic.
They proposed to us that we should discuss the matter ourselves.
The teacher proposed to the student that they should discuss about gardening.
Kamal proposed to his friends that we should inform it to our class teacher.
The teacher proposed to the student that they should try to solve the problem.
Luna proposed to her friends that they should have a picnic on Sunday.
Tamal proposed to me that we should settle the matter then.
They proposed to us that we should go out for a walk.
The captain proposed that they should show respect to the freedom fighters.
He proposed to me that we should finish reading the last part of that book.
The boy proposed to me that we should have a visit to Ram Sagar.
The six blind men proposed that they should go and find out.
The chairman proposed that they should settle the dispute.
They proposed to him that they should play football that day.
He proposed to me that we should go there.
Rimi proposed to Shila that they should go for a walk in the open field.
Salma proposed to her brother that they should return the bag to its owner.
Dolon proposed to Rajon that they should paint the house.
The boy proposed to his matesthat they should go to the theatre.
We proposed to them that we should built the dam.
My friend proposed to me that we should go to the sea shore.
He proposed to that we should drop at there.
The boy proposed to him that they should be friend again.
Kamal suggested his friends that they should not miss that chance.
They suggested to us that we should decide the matter ourselves.
He proposed that they shouldstart the work without any delay.
Tanima told Abidathat they should finish reading the last part ofthat book.
Reza proposed to his friend that they should make a picnic.
Nipu proposedto herthat they should go home then.
Farhana proposed to Ria that they should sing together.
Sumyia proposed to Abedathat they should wait here till the rains stops.
Foysal proposed to Menazthat they should learn their lessons.
Tareq proposed to me that we should enjoy the play that night.
The beggar told that he might be allowed to have a meal.
The beggar told that he might be allowed to have a cup of rice.
Kamal told his mother, Mrs. Ali that he might be allowed to come in.
The beggar requested me to let him have a meal.
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