English (Compulsory) Class 9 Chapter 21: Direct and Indirect Speech and Active and Passive Voice

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• Class 9
• English (Compulsory)
• Unit 21
• Book pages Class 9 book U9 pp 117-128 (themes only)
• FBISE SSC-I

Chapter summary

After this unit you will be able to do these things. Direct speech gives the speaker's exact words in quotation marks. Indirect (reported) speech tells what was said, without quotation marks.

Topics in this chapter

• Direct to indirect: statements, questions, orders, requests, advice, exclamations, tense and time changes
• Indirect to direct
• Paragraph conversion (paper style Q4(C))
• Active to passive and passive to active (all tenses, modals)
• Mixed topics

Sample questions

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1. Change into indirect speech: Ali said, "I am very hungry." (1 marks)
2. Change into indirect speech: Ali said to Hamid, "Let us go for a walk." (1 marks)
3. Change into the passive voice: They did not invite me. (1 marks)

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English (Compulsory) tests reading, writing, grammar and comprehension. Read a little every day, learn the formats of letters and essays, and practise unseen passages.