অষ্টম শ্রেণির পড়াশোনা
Speech change
3.
Direct Speech: ‘Where do you like to go, sir?’ said the ticket officer to the passenger. ‘I want to go to Chittagong,’ said the passenger. ‘How many tickets do you need?’ ‘I need five tickets.’ “Here are the tickets. They will cost one thousand taka,” said the ticket officer.
Indirect speech: Addressing him as sir, the ticket officer asked the passenger where he (p) liked to go. The passenger replied that he wanted to go to Chittagong. The ticket officer again asked him how many tickets he (p) needed. The passenger said that he needed five tickets. Then the ticket officer said that there were the tickets and they would cost one thousand taka.
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Direct Speech: ‘Why are putting up the food in your pocket, sir?’ asked the nobleman. ‘I am doing the right thing. My dress deserves the rich dishes,’ replied Sheikh Sa’adi. ‘Please tell me clearly what you mean to say,’ said the nobleman.
Indirect Speech: The nobleman asked Sheikh Sa’adi respectfully why he was putting up the food in his pocket. Sheikh Sa’adi replied/answered that he was doing the right thing. He (S) added that his dress deserved the rich dishes. The nobleman requested Sheik Sa’adi to tell him clearly what he (S) meant to say.
মো. জসিম উদ্দীন বিশ্বাস, সহকারী অধ্যাপক, ঢাকা রেসিডেনসিয়াল মডেল কলেজ, ঢাকা