Narration
কৌশল (General Techniques):
- Reporting Verb-এর Tense অনুযায়ী Reported Speech-এর Tense পরিবর্তন করো।
- Person (I, You, We) পরিবর্তনের ক্ষেত্রে Speaker এবং Listener-কে অনুসরণ করো।
5. Change the narrative style of the following text, by using indirect speeches:
“Where are you going?” said the merchant. “I was coming to see you.” “What do you want?” “To earn my bread by the labour of my hands.” “Do you really want work?” said the merchant. “Yes, if you have any.” “Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house.” “I do not see how I can do that,” said the youth.
Ans to the Q. no-5
The merchant asked the youth where he was going. The youth replied that he had been going to see him. The merchant asked what he wanted. The youth replied that he wanted to earn his bread by the labour of his hands. The merchant again asked if he really wanted work. The youth replied in the affirmative and said that he really wanted work if he had any. Then the merchant ordered the youth to follow him and carry a box from a shop to his house. The youth said that he did not see how he could do that.