Do you find it difficult to report? How is the reporting of the imperative sentence different

Question

Now, try to report the following.

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
1. Mikali said, “I cannot go for work.”
2 An Anatolian said to Mikali, “There is a nursing mother in the camp.
3. The Chinaman said “My wife will feed this baby.”

Do you find it difficult to report? How is the reporting of the imperative sentence different from that of the declarative sentence? 

Write your opinion here.

Answer 1

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
1. Mikali said, “I cannot go for work.”	1.  Mikali said that he could not go for work.
2 An Anatolian said to Mikali, “There is a nursing mother in the camp.	2. An Anatolian told Mikali that there was a nursing mother in the camp.
3. The Chinaman said “My wife will feed this baby.”	3. The Chinaman said that his wife would feed that baby.

• Imperative sentences are reported by using to-infinitive. 
• When reporting imperative sentences, we can use verbs like asked, ordered, told, 
• When reporting statements, the 1 person pronouns become 3 person pronouns.
• In reporting imperatives, secondperson pronouns become 3 person pronouns. 
• When reporting imperatives, words like this and these change to these and those.