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Change Direct to Indirect Speech Special Rules Part 3 Oxford Grammar by R.k Sinha<\/p>\n

How to Change Optative Sentence into Indirect Speech its Changing Rules, Structure, Examples and Exercise full Solution.<\/h2>\n

\u092a\u0930\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e :<\/b>\u00a0\u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0938\u0947\u00a0\u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947, \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947, \u0905\u092d\u093f\u0936\u093e\u092a \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0925\u093e \u092e\u0928\u094b\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0927 \u0939\u094b, \u0909\u0938\u0947\u00a0Optative Sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

Wish\u00a0 \u00a0\u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e
\nPrayer\u00a0 \u00a0\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e
\nBless\u00a0 \u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926
\nCurse\u00a0 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u0936\u093e\u092a<\/p>\n

Change Optative Sentences into Indirect Speech Special Rules, Structure & Example<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Reporting Verb ( said )<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Prayed
\n\u0905\u092d\u093f\u0936\u093e\u092a\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Crused
\n\u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 blessed
\n\u092e\u0928\u094b\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wished<\/p>\n

2. Inverted comma<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0930\u00a0that<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

3. Mark of Exclamation<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b\u00a0full stop ( . )<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

4. Wished\/Prayed<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0Object \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0928\u0939\u0940<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

5. Optative sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b\u00a0Assertive sentence \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u00a0<\/b>\u0914\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902\u00a0Indirect speech \u092e\u0947 change \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/b>\u00a0\u0964 \u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947\u00a0Optative sentence \u0915\u094b Assertive sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

Assertive sentence structure<\/b><\/p>\n

Subject + may + Verb + other + .<\/p>\n

Optative sentence<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Assertive sentence<\/b><\/p>\n

May you die !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You may die.<\/p>\n

God bless you !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 God may bless you.<\/p>\n

May you live long !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You may live long.<\/p>\n

May you be happy !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You may be happy.<\/p>\n

May God help him !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0God may help him.<\/p>\n

Long live the king !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The king may live long.<\/p>\n

May you get success !\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You may get success.<\/p>\n

May God save the king ! God may save the king.<\/p>\n

Long live our friendship !\u00a0 Our friendship may live long.<\/p>\n

Note : Optative sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u00a0May<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b \u092f\u093e \u0928 \u0939\u094b, \u0915\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u00a0Assertive sentence \u092e\u0947 May\u00a0<\/b>\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0964<\/p>\n

6.<\/b>\u00a0\u092f\u0926\u093f\u00a0Optative sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u00a0May<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917\u00a0\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b \u0964\u00a0<\/b>\u0924\u094b \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947\u00a0\u0906\u0930\u0902\u092d \u092e\u0947 May<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b \u091c\u094b\u095c \u0926\u0947\u0902 \u0964 \u0914\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u094b\u00a0Assertive \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947<\/b>, \u0914\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0947\u00a0Indirect speech \u092e\u0947 change \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0902 \u0964<\/b><\/p>\n

Direct : The saint said, ” God bless you ! ”
\nDirect : The saint said, ” May God bless you ! ”<\/p>\n

Assertive : The saint said, ” God May bless you ! ”<\/p>\n

Indirect : The saint prayed that God might bless me.<\/p>\n

7.<\/b>\u00a0\u092f\u0926\u093f\u00a0Inverted comma \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930\u00a0<\/b>second person\u00a0( you, your, yours )\u00a0<\/b>\u0930\u0939\u0947, \u0914\u0930 Reporting Verb (\u00a0said<\/b>\u00a0) \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0Object \u0928 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0964\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u0924\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930\u00a0second person<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930\u00a0\u0909\u092a\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 Object ( me )<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947\u00a0\u092e\u0928 \u092e\u0947 \u0930\u0916\u0915\u0930<\/b>\u00a0\u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

\u091a\u0941\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u090f \u0909\u092a\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 Object \u0915\u094b Reporting Verb (\u00a0said<\/b>\u00a0) \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0\u0932\u093f\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/b>, \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u092e\u0928 \u092e\u0947 \u0930\u0916\u0915\u0930\u00a0second person<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

The saint said, ” May God bless you ! ”
\nThe saint prayed that God might bless me.<\/p>\n

He said, ” May you die ! ”
\nHe crused that\u00a0 i\u00a0 might die.<\/p>\n

Oxford Current English Grammar Exercise 85 Solution Change Optative Sentences into indirect speech Special Rules.<\/h3>\n

1. He said to me, ” May you get success ! ”
\nHe wished that i might get success.<\/p>\n

2. The mother said to her son, ” May God bless you ! ”
\nThe mother prayed that God might bless him.<\/p>\n

3. He said to her, ” May you succeed ! ”
\nHe wished that she might succeed.<\/p>\n

4. He said, ” God save the king ! ”
\nHe prayed that God might save the king.<\/p>\n

5. They said, ” Long live our friendship ! ”
\nThey wished that their friendship might live long.<\/p>\n

6. The people said, ” Long live the king ! ”
\nThe people wished\/prayed that the king might live long.<\/p>\n

7. The woman said, ” May you die of cholera ! ”
\nThe woman crused that he might die of cholera.<\/p>\n

8. The labourers said, ” Long live our unity ! ”
\nThe labourers prayed\/wished that their unity might live long.<\/p>\n

9. He said, ” May God pardon this sinner ! ”
\nHe prayed that God might pardon that sinner.<\/p>\n

10. My father said to me, ” May God help you ! ”
\nMy father prayed that God might help me.<\/p>\n

11. He said, ” May you die ! ”
\nHe crused that i might die.<\/p>\n

12. We said, ” May the soul of gandhiji get peace in the heaven ! ”
\nWe prayed that the soul of gandhiji might get peace in the heaven.<\/p>\n

13. He said, ” May the chief minister live long ! ”
\nHe wished that the chief minister might live long.<\/p>\n

14. He said to me, ” May you live long ! ”
\nHe blessed me that i might live long.<\/p>\n

15. The teacher said to me, ” May you get success in life ! ”
\nThe teacher wished that i might success in life.<\/p>\n

16. The people said, ” God save the nation ! ”
\nThe people prayed that God might save the nation.<\/p>\n

17. My friend said, ” May God help you ! ”
\nMy friend prayed that God might help me.<\/p>\n

18. She said to her neighbour, ” May you die soon ! ”
\nShe crused her neighbour that he\/she might die soon.<\/p>\n

19. i said to her, ” you be happy in life ! ”
\ni wished that she might be happy in life.<\/p>\n

20. He said, ” May God protect you always ! ”
\nHe prayed that God might protect me always.<\/p>\n

21. Sheela said to him, ” May God bless you ! ”
\nSheela prayed that God might bless him.<\/p>\n

22. My father said to me, ” May you get success ! ”
\nMy father wished that i might get success.
\nMy father blessed me that i might get success.<\/p>\n

23. My mother said, ” May God help you ! ”
\nMy mother prayed that God might help me.<\/p>\n

24. My sister said to me, ” you be happy ! ”
\nMy sister wished that i might be happy.<\/p>\n

25. Rohit said to me, ” May you win the match ! ”
\nRohit wished that i might win the match.<\/p>\n

Some Other Important thing about change Optative Sentences into Indirect Speech.<\/h4>\n

Note : wished\/Prayed\u00a0<\/b>\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0Object \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0928<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

\u092a\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u092f\u0926\u093f \u0906\u092a\u00a0wished\/Prayed<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0Object<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0924\u094b\u00a0for + Object<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

\u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 Examples \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/b><\/p>\n

My mother said to me, ” May God save you ! ”
\nMy mother Prayed that God might save me.
\nMy mother Prayed for me that God might save me.<\/p>\n

\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948, ” \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 ! “<\/b><\/p>\n

\u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u093f\u0932\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0964\u00a0 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u0930\u00a0my mother<\/b>\u00a0\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e\u00a0<\/b>\u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0964\u00a0 \u0905\u0924\u0903 \u0907\u0938\u0940\u0932\u093f\u090f\u00a0Prayed<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0Object<\/b>\u00a0\u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 ( wished \u0915\u093e \u092d\u0940 same \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 )<\/p>\n

\u0915\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u00a0Object \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e\u00a0<\/b>\u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947<\/p>\n

My mother Prayed me that God might save me.<\/p>\n

\u0924\u094b \u092f\u0939 \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e<\/b>, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u091c\u092c \u0906\u092a\u00a0\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947<\/b>\u00a0\u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u094b\u00a0\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947 Translate<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0964 \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947 Translate \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n

My mother Prayed me that God might save me.
\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\/\u0915\u0930\u0928\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0964<\/b><\/p>\n

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My mother Prayed for me that God might save me.
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Direct to Indirect Speech – Special Rules (Part 3) | Oxford Grammar by R.K. Sinha<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0Direct to Indirect Speech: Introduction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Direct speech quotes the exact words<\/strong> of the speaker, while indirect speech paraphrases<\/strong> the statement without quotation marks.<\/p>\n

Special Rules for Changing Direct to Indirect Speech:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Reporting Verbs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n