Grade 10 English (New)
Unit 3, Grammar
Grammar: Indirect of Imperative
Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation
B. Work in a group of three and have
conversation for the situations below as in the example.
Example:
A: Guard:
Don't take photographs.
B: Your
friend: What did the guard tell you?
C: You: He told me not to take photographs.
a. Mother: Come home early.
A: Mother: Come home early.
B: Your friend: What did your mother say?
C: You: She told me to come home early.
b. Doctor: Drink plenty of water.
A: Doctor: Drink plenty of water.
B: Your friend: What did the doctor advise?
C: You: The doctor advised me to drink plenty of
water.
c. Guard: Don't touch the paintings.
A: Guard: Don't touch the paintings.
B: Your friend: What did the guard warn you about?
C: You: The guard warned me not to touch the
paintings.
d. Librarian: Keep your mobile phone in flight mode.
A: Librarian: Keep your mobile phone in flight mode.
B: Your friend: What did the librarian say?
C: You: The librarian told me to keep my mobile
phone in flight mode.
e. Teacher: Arrive at school on time.
A: Teacher: Arrive at school on time.
B: Your friend: What did the teacher tell you?
C: You: The teacher told me to arrive at school on
time.
f. Air hostess: Fasten your seat belt.
A: Air hostess: Fasten your seat belt.
B: Your friend: What did the air hostess say?
C: You: The air hostess told us to fasten our seat
belts.
g. Brother: Wash your clothes yourself
A: Brother: Wash your clothes yourself.
B: Your friend: What did your brother say?
C: You: He told me to wash my clothes myself.
C. One of your friends gives you the
instructions to make a paper boat. Listen to him/her and report it to your
friend.
Instructions
for making a paper boat
1. Fold the
paper in half on the longest side.
2. Fold it in
half again on the longest side and open it out once.
3. With the
fold at the top, fold the top two corners to the middle line.
4. Fold the
bottom strip up on each side.
5. Put your
thumbs inside the triangle.
6. Open it out
into a diamond shape.
7. Fold the
bottom half up on each side, so you have a triangle shape.
8. Put your
thumbs inside and open it out.
9. Pull the
outer corners of the triangles out to make the boat.
Answers:
1. My friend instructed me to
fold the paper in half on the longest side.
2. Then, I was told to fold that
in half again on the longest side and to open that out once.
3. After that, my friend
instructed me to fold the top two corners to the middle line with the fold at
the top.
4. Next, I was told to fold the
bottom strip up on each side.
5. Then, my friend instructed
me to put my thumbs inside the triangle.
6. I was then instructed to
open it out into a diamond shape.
7. After that, my friend told
me to fold the bottom half up on each side, so as to have a triangle shape.
8. Then, I was told to put my
thumbs inside and open that out.
9. Finally, my friend
instructed me to pull the outer corners of the triangles out to make the boat.
Grammar I
A. Study the following table. Observe how
the imperative sentences change from direct speech to indirect speech.
Direct speech |
Indirect speech |
She said,
"Keep quiet!" |
She instructed me to keep quiet. |
"Please
close the window," the teacher said. |
The teacher asked me to close the window. |
The doctor
said, "Don't overeat." |
The doctor urged me not to overeat. |
She said,
"Take the test next the week." |
She advised them to take test next week. |
He said,
"Take a taxi home." |
He insisted on us to take a taxi home. |
He said to
me, 'Please wait here till I return." |
He requested me to wait there till he returned. |
Pranik said,
"Let's go out." |
Pranik suggested that we should go out. |
I said to
him, "Excuse me, sir." |
I begged him to excuse me. |
B. Change the following sentences into
indirect speech. The beginning of each sentence is given.
a. "Please help me fix this machine."
She asked me
to help her fix that machine.
b. "Don't please switch on the fan?”
The
electrician requested not to switch on the fan.
c. "Help me with my homework, please."
My friend
requested me to help her with her homework.
d. "Lend me some money, please."
She asked me
to lend her some money.
e. "Do your homework!"
The teacher
told me to do my homework.
f. "Don't smoke!"
The doctor
advised not to smoke.
g. "Don't make a mess!"
My mother
urged not to make a mess.
Writing I
The
letter in Reading I talks about different weaknesses of the health care
workers in a hospital. Imagine you are one of the staff of the hospital. Now,
write an email to the patient's mother apologising for your behavior. Assure
her that there will be improvement in the services your hospital provides.
Grammar II
A. Circle the correct words to
complete these sentences.
a. The doctor
told me do /to do some exercise everyday.
b. She said,
"Don't shout /Not to shout."
c. The doctor
forbade me to eat/not to eat junk food.
d. I told her,
"To speak/Speak slowly."
f. Sumina
promised to tell no one/not
to tell anyone.
g. My mother
said, "To get /Get out of bed early!"
e. The
mountain guide warned him to take/not to take
the oxygen cylinder.
h. Sugam said
to me, "Go/To go home and take a
rest."
i. He ordered
us got out /to get out of his way.
j. The
librarian requested them do not make/not to make
a noise.
a. "Bring
some sugar, Punita," she said. (ask)
She asked
Punita to bring some sugar.
b. "You
must submit your assignment soon," the teacher said. (tell)
The teacher
told the students to submit their assignment soon.
c.
"Remember to come early, Anu," he said. (remind)
He reminded
Anu to come early.
d. "You
should see a doctor, Mrs Tamang," he said. (advise)
He advised
Mrs Tamang to see a doctor.
e. "Keep
all the windows open, Nona," my father said. (warn)
My father
warned Nona to keep all the windows open.
f. "Go
home, Prashun,” Furba said. (tell)
Furba told
Prashun to go home.
C. Report the following sentences in
indirect speech.
a. The hermit
said, "Don't idle away your time."
The hermit
advised us not to idle away our time.
b. Madan said
to his friend, "Please help me with money."
Madan
requested his friend to help him with money.
c. "Be
not afraid, noble prince", said the Guru.
The Guru
encouraged the noble prince not to be afraid.
d. He said to
me, "Let me do my work."
He
requested me to let him do his work.
e. The General
said to his troops, "Guard the fort."
The General
ordered his troops to guard the fort.
f. Aaswin said
to the teacher, "Please excuse me, madam."
Aaswin
requested the teacher to excuse him.
g. The guide
said to the visitors, "Follow me carefully."
The guide
asked the visitors to follow him carefully.
h. My teacher
said to me, "Don't look behind."
My teacher
advised me not to look behind.
i. Mother said
to the daughter, "Get ready to receive the guests."
Mother
asked the daughter to get ready to receive the guests.
j. The boy
said to the rescuers, "Please help me to get out of this well."
The boy
requested the rescuers to help him get out of the well.
k. The teacher
said to the boys, "Read silently."
The teacher
instructed the boys to read silently.
l. The coach
said, "Let's play a friendly football match."
The coach
suggested playing a friendly football match.
m. The monk
said to us, "Give up bad habits."
The monk
advised us to give up bad habits.
n. Father said
to me, "Do not tell a lie."
Father
advised me not to tell a lie.
Writing II
Obesity has become a matter of concern
in recent years. Draft a speech on obesity based on the given guiding
questions.
What are the
primary causes of obesity?
What are its consequences?
What should an
individual do to avoid it?
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