-Ç-C¢√®Ωç 23 -V-™„j 2006 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

Bhavan: I called your home twice last evening, You see that there are a number of questions
but there wasn't any response. in the conversation. Bhavan puts a number of
(؈’ E†o ≤ƒßª’çvûªç O’ ÉçöÀéÀ questions to Mohan.
È®çúø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x Phone î˨»†’, é¬E á´®Ω÷ We are now going to see how to report ques-
Bߪ’-™‰ü¿’) tions. (Questions indirect speech
†’ ™éÀ ᙫ
Mohan: We were all out at the exhibition. ´÷®√a™ Ñ lesson ™ îª÷ü∆lç):
(¢Ë’´’çû√ exhibition èπ◊ ¢Á∞«}ç) You know there are two types of questions:
Bhavan: I called you to know the details of the 1) 'Wh' questions - questions beginning with
match. When is the match? 'Wh' words what, when, where, why, who,
(
´÷uî˝ N´-®√© éÓÆæç §∂ÚØ˛ î˨»†’. á°æ¤pú≈ whom, whose and how. beginOöÀûÓ ÅßË’u
´÷uî˝?) questions †’ 'Wh' questions Åçö«ç. Direct speech ™ Ö†o questions report îËÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’, éÌEo ´÷®Ω’p©’ èπÿú≈ îËߪ÷L
eg: What is your name? (do, does and didN≠æ-ߪ’ç™). See the table.
Mohan: There are two matches. What match
are you talking of? Where is he?
DIRECT REPORTED SPEECH
(È®çúø’ matches ÖØ√o®·. à ´÷uî˝ 2) Non 'Wh' questions: 'Wh' words ûÓ Reporting verb present tense Reporting verb past tense
í∫’Jç* ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o¢˛?) v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µºç-é¬E questions.
Bhavan: Which of the two is this weekend? eg: a) Is he your friend? 1. Do + 1st Regular Doing Come, know, take etc. Came, knew, took etc.
(Ñ ¢√®√çûªç™ ÖçúËC à ´÷uî˝?) b) Are you happy? etc. Word: do come, do know, (I RDW) (Past Doing Word)
Mohan: It's the match with the team of 'The Ñ≤ƒJ ´’†ç 'Wh' questions †’ ᙫ report do take etc.
Nedu' group of publications. îËߪ÷™ (indirect speech ™éÀ ´÷®√a™) îª÷ü∆lç: 2. Does + 1st Regular Doing comes, knows, takes, etc came, knew, took, etc.
(Å®·ûË ÅC 'ØËúø’— v°æ-®Ω-ù© team ûÓ) Word: does come, does (II Regular Doing Word)
Bhavan: Where are we going to play the know, does take, etc
match? 3. Did + 1st Regular Doing had come, had known, had
came, knew, took, etc.
match Word: did come, did know, taken, etc.
(Ñ áéπ\úø Çúø-¶-ûª’Ø√oç?)
Mohan: At the stadium grounds.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 188 did take, etc. (had + past participle)
(ÊÆdúÕߪ’ç víıçú˛q™)

Are you happy?

Bhavan: Who are our bowlers?
(´’† bowlers á´®Ω’?)
Mohan: I don't have the list.
(Ç ñ«Gû√ Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω ™‰ü¿’)
Bhavan: Then who is the list with?
(Å®·ûË Ç list á´J ü¿í∫_-®Ω’çC?) Direct speech ™ Ö†o Ñ ´÷®Ω’p©’ îËߪ’ôç î√™« ´·êuç. É°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç Bhavan, Mohan conversation report îËü∆l´÷?
Mohan: It is with our captain Arya and the question †’ report Åçü¿’™ 'Wh' questions, statements éπLÆœ ÖØ√o-®·-éπü∆? Direct speech ™E questions, reported
coach Guruprasad. îËÊÆô-°æ¤púø’ ü∆Eo state- speech ™ statements í¬ ´÷®Ω-û√-ߪ’E í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓçúÕ (Åçõ‰ sub + verb word order Å´¤-ûª’çC).
(´’† captain Arya ü¿í∫_®Ω, coach ment structure (sub +
ü¿í∫_®Ω REPORTED
ÖØ√o®·) verb) èπ◊ ´÷Í®a≤ƒhç. DIRECT SPEECH
Question Reporting verb (present) Reporting verb (past)
Bhavan: I want to see it. í∫’®Ω’hçC éπü∆:
verb
™ á°æ¤púø÷ ´·çü¿÷
(؈’ îª÷ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o) M. SURESAN 1. Bhavan (to Mohan) I called Bhavan tells Mohan that he Bhavan told Mohan that he
ü∆E ûª®√yûª subject
Mohan: Why do you want to see it? your home twice last called his home twice the day had called his home twice
helping verb main verb
´Ææ’hç-C-. -™‰-ü∆ , -© ´’üµ¿u evening, but there wasn't before but there wasn't any the day before but there had-
subject
(áçü¿’èπ◊ îª÷ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤?) ´Ææ’hçC.
Bhavan: I want to be sure that Manoj is on the any response. (Statement) response. n't been any response.
1) Where is he? [Where + is (verb) + he
team. 2. Mohan (to Bhavan): We Mohan tells Bhavan that they Mohan told Bhavan that they
(subject)?]
were all out at the exhibition. were all out at the exhibition. had been all out at the exhi-
2) What is he doing? [What + is (helping verb)
(´’ØÓñ¸ ÖØ√oú≈ ™‰ü∆ ÅE E®Ωl¥-Jç-
(Statement) bition.
+ he (subject) + doing (main verb)]
-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊.)
Mohan: Don't worry. He is on the team. 3. Bhavan (to Mohan): I called Bhavan says he called Mohan Bhavan said he had called
É°æ¤púø’ É™«çöÀ questions †’ report îËÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’
(ÖØ√oúø’. ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úøèπ◊) 'Wh' word ûª®√yûª statement word order èπ◊ you to know the details of to know the details of the Mohan to know the details of
Bhavan: OK. ´÷Í®a≤ƒhç. Åçõ‰ verb + subject/ helping verb the match. When is the match and asks him when the the match and asked him
´’†ç Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊, imperative sentences †÷, + subject + main verb order †’, sub + verb Match? (Statement + 'Wh' match is. when the match was.
statements †÷ ᙫ report îËߪ÷™ (indirect í¬ ´÷®Ω’≤ƒhç. question)
speech ™ îÁ§ƒp™) îª÷¨»ç éπü∆. Kesav: Where is Shyam? 4. Mohan (to Bhavan): There Mohan says to Bhavan that Mohan told Bhavan that
a) Imperative sentences (Çïc©÷, Ŷµºu-®Ωn-†©÷, Karuna: I do not know are two matches. Which there are two matches and there were two matches and
Åúø-í∫ôç ûÁLÊ° sentences) Let us report the conversation above: match are you talking of? asks him which match he is asked him which match he
eg: i) Get out (order) (Statement + 'Wh' question) talking of. was talking of.
ii) Please come in (request) Reporting verb Reporting verb
5. Bhavan (to Mohan): Which Bhavan asks Mohan which of Bhavan asked Mohan which
iii) Sit down (asking) present tense past tense
of the two is this weekend? the two is this weekend? of the two was that weekend.
É™«çöÀ sentences (imperative) †’ report îËÊÆ- Kesav asks/ is Kesav asked ('Wh' question)
ô-°æ¤púø’ Ñ verbs ´·çü¿’ to °öÀd infinitives í¬ asking Karuna Karuna where
6. Mohan (to Bhavan): It is with Mohan tells Bhavan that it is Mohan told Bhavan that it
´÷®Ω’≤ƒhç. where Shyam is. Shyam was.
the team of 'Nedu' group of with the Nedu group of was with the Nedu group of
b) Statements (äéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo -ûÁ-LÊ° sen-
publications (Statement)
í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: Publications. publications.
tences) Direct speech Ééπ\úø reporting
Where is verb past 7. Bhavan (to Mohan): Where Bhavan asks Mohan where Bhavan asked Mohan where
i) He attends classes regularly ™E 鬕öÀd,
Shyam, report where Shyam is are we going to play the they are going to play the they were going to play the
ii) They do not come here often
where where match? ('Wh' question) match. match.
iii) I had a tiresome journey îËÊÆô°æ¤púø’, •ü¿’©’
Shyam is Shyam was
Statements report Ææçü¿-®√s¥™ x 'that' ûÓ í¬
v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç* N’í∫û√ ´÷®Ω’p©’ îË≤ƒhç. ´÷®Ω’-ûª’ç-C. Åçö«ç. °j† í∫´’-Eç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆ Statements, 'Wh' questions †’ éπL°œ ᙫ report îËߪ÷™, Íé´©ç 'Wh'
Karuna replies questions †’ ᙫ report îËߪ÷™. Questions ÅEoç-öÀE reported speech ™ statement word
É´Fo -É-C-´®Ωéπ-öÀ lessons ™ îª÷¨»ç. Karuna replied
that she does not order
that she did not
èπ◊ ´÷®Ωaúøç èπÿú≈ í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ.
Now observe the conversation between
know know. Exercise: Conversation at the beginning of this lesson N’í∫û√ ¶µ«í¬Eo °j† îª÷°œç-*-†ô’x,
Bhavan and Mohan at the beginning of
this lesson. statement) reporting verb, present tense, past tense È®çúÕç-öÀ™  report îËߪ’çúÕ.-




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