Interrogative Sentences

 Interrogative sentences से प्रश्न का बोध होता है , इस प्रकार के sentences को Indirect में बदलते समय निम्नलिखित बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए :

 

Rule 1: Reporting Verb 'said to' को asked या enquired of में बदल देते हैं ।

 

Rule 2: प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यो में 'That' conjuction का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता ।

 

Rule 3: Indirect में प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य को साधारण वाक्य (Assertive Sentence) बना देते हैं । प्रश्नवाचक चिन्ह (?) हटा दिया जाता है , और उसके स्थान पर Full Stop(.) का प्रयोग किया जाता है ।

 

Rule 4: Reported Speech के Pronoun, Verb तथा अन्य शब्दों को Assertive sentences के नियमो के अनुसार बदलते हैं ।

 

Rule 5: जब Direct Speech में ऐसा प्रश्न हो जिसका उत्तर "Yes" या "No" में दिया जा सके अर्थात Reported Speech किसी सहायक क्रिया (Auxiliary verb) जैसे - is, are, am, was, were, do, does, did, shall, will, has, have, had, can, may आदि से शुरू हुई है तो Indirect Speech को Connective word 'if' या 'whether' से प्रारम्भ किया जाता है । उसके बाद करता लगाकर फिर से क्रिया का प्रयोग करते हैं । जैसे -

1. Direct - Aksay said to me, "Are you reading a newspaper?"

   Indirect - Aksay asked me if I was reading a newspaper.

2. Direct - I said to him, "Can you tell me what the time is ?"

   Indirect - I asked him whether he could tell me what the time was.

 

Rule 6: अगर Reported Speech में सहायक क्रिया Do या Does हो और उसके बाद 'not' न हो तो Indirect बनाते समय उनको हटा देते हैं, और मुख्य क्रिया को Simple Past Tense में बदल देते है । जैसे -

1. Direct - She said to me, "Do you know Hemant?"

   Indirect - She asked me whether I knew Hemant.

2. Direct - I said to him, "Do you tell me the matter?"

   Indirect - I asked him if he told me the matter.

 

Rule 7: अगर Reported Speech में Do या Does के बाद 'not' हो तो do या does के स्थान पर 'did' कर दिया जाता है । इस प्रकार Reported Speech के verb का Past Tense अपने आप बन जाता है । जैसे -

1. Direct - Father said to me, "Do you not obey me?"

   Indirect - Father asked me if I did not obey him.

2. Direct - I said to him, "Don't you go to college today?"

   Indirect - I asked him if he didn't go to college that day.

 

Rule 8: अगर Reported Speech में 'did' helping verb हो तो इसे हटा कर मुख्य क्रिया को Past perfect tense में बदल देते है । जैसे -

Direct - He said to me, "Did you give me your phone?"

Indirect - He asked me whether I had given him my phone.

 

Rule 9: यदि Reported Speech प्रश्नसूचक शब्द (what, who, which, whom, whose, when, why, how आदि ) से शुरू होती है तो Indirect Speech में कोई अन्य connective नहीं लगाया जाना चाहिए । ये शब्द ही connective होते है । जैसे -

1. Direct - I said to her, "Who are you?"

   Indirect - I asked her who she was.

2. Direct - He said to him, "Where do you live?"

   Indirect - He asked him where he lived.

 

 

Rule 10: 'yes', 'no' answer to questions -

1. Direct - I said to her, "Can you give me this book?" She said, "Yes."

   Indirect - I asked her if she could give me that book. She replied that she could.

2. Direct - He said to Ashok, "Are you attending the class?" Ashok said, "No."

   Indirect - He asked Ashok if he was attending the class. Ashok said that he was not