Presentation on Narrative Style By Mohammed Belal Uddin Senior EnglishTeacher Email:belalcant@yahoo.com Chittagong Cantonment Public College.

TEACHER IDENTIFICATION Mohammed Belal Uddin Senior Teacher Chittagong Cantonment Public College

Learning outcomes After this lesson students will be able to Change direct speech to indirect speech and vice-versa Use punctuation marks identify sentences, tense, moods, persons, cases Make a conversation .

Punctuation Marks used in Narration “ ” . ! ? Inverted Comma Question Mark Full stop Exclamatory Mark Comma

how to identify Sentences Verb Let Do not Never ! ? May …………… Assertive Sentence Interrogative sentence Exclamatory sentence Imperative Sentence Optative sentence

Introduction to persons 1st person 2nd person 3rd person

Narration Direct speech Indirect speech He said to me, “I am reading the Quran.” speaker listener Reporting verb Reported speech

Narration Rule:1 Assertive Sentence এর পরিবর্তে Said to Told + that + sub+…….. বসে She said to me, “I am practicing yoga” She me she was practicing yoga. told that

Asked +if/ wh-word+ subject+….. Rule :2 Interrogative এর পরিবর্তে Asked +if/ wh-word+ subject+….. Said to The old woman said to her, “Can you help me?” The old woman her she could help her. asked if

Ordered/requested/advised/forbade +to /not to + V1 Rule :3 Imperative sentence Said to এর পরিবর্তে Ordered/requested/advised/forbade +to /not to + V1 The man said to them, “Be careful and stay safe”. ordered The man them be careful and stay safe. to

Prayed/wished + that + subject…… Rule :4 Optative Sentence Prayed/wished + that + subject…… Said to এর পরিবর্তে He said , “May Allah help me.” He Allah might help him. prayed that

Exclaimed with joy/ sorrow + that + subject + … Rule : 5 Exclamatory sentence Exclaimed with joy/ sorrow + that + subject + … এর পরিবর্তে Said to He said to me, “How helpless the children are!” that exclaimed with sorrow He ………………………….. ....…the children were very helpless.

Direct speech Indirect speech 1st person Changing of persons Us our My Changing of persons Me Us our Direct speech Indirect speech 1st person বক্তার person I he He said to me, “ read in class 8.” He told me that…….. read in class 8. me Said to “I read in class 8.”

I said to , “ have done well.” her You she 2nd person Direct speech Indirect speech 2nd person শ্রোতার person I said to , “ have done well.” her You she I told her that……..had done well I said to her “You have done well.”

Tense ও অন্যান্য word এর পরিবর্তন Direct speech Indirect speech 1.V1/vএর সাথে s/es V2 2.V2 Had+v3 3.Am/are/is Was/were 4.Was/were Had been 5. have/has Had 6.Do not/does not Did not 7.Did not Had not +v3 Would 8.Shall/will 9.Can/may Could/might

Tense ও অন্যান্য word এর পরিবর্তন Direct speech Indirect speech 12. yester day The previous day 13. tomorrow The next day/the following day 14. now Then There 15. here 16. come Go 17. this That 18. thank you Thanked 19. sir Respectfully/politely/with respect/ 20. good morning/ evening/afternoon Wished…….gm/ge/ga.

Tense ও অন্যান্য word এর পরিবর্তন * Must Had to/must Today/this day That day The last night The previous night These Those/(the হয় adjএর ক্ষেত্রে) welcomed Welcome Before Ago Thus so,in that way

Other rules of changing direct speech into indirect speech

Change the narrative style of the following text. evaluation Change the narrative style of the following text. “What’s your program after the examination? asked Salam. Kamal said, “I’ve not yet decided. Can you suggest any?” “Let us go on a picnic,” said Salam. “What an excellent idea! I shall certainly join you,” said Kamal Salam asked Kamal what his program was after the examination. Kamal replied that he had not yet decided and asked him if he could suggest any. Salam proposed to Kamal that they should go on a picnic. Kamal exclaimed with joy that it was a a a very a a a a a a a

From Your Model Question Book MQ No: 1,2,3,4,5 Home Work Practice the followings From Your Model Question Book MQ No: 1,2,3,4,5

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