বসন্ত মানব/কলমে: এষা বেলা

 

Interrogative Sentence

(প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য)

 

১. Reporting Verb-এর said বা said to-এর পরিবর্তে asked হবে।
২. Reporting Verb এবং Reported Speech-এর মধ্যে linker হিসাবে if / whether বসবে।
৩. Direct Narration-এ Reported speech-টি যদি Do বা Did দিয়ে শুরু হয় তাহলে তার Indirect করতে হলে Do বা Did উঠে গিয়ে তার Assertive Sentence করতে হবে। তার মানে Subject+Verb+Object করতে হবে এবং Sentence-এর শেষে Full Stop (.) বসবে।

যেমনঃ

 Direrct: Liton said to Lipi, “Do you follow me?”

 ➤ Liton asked Lipi if she followed him.

 Direrct: Amlan said to Rekha, Did you listen to my song?”
 ➤ Amlan asked Rekha if she had listened to his song.
 Direrct: He said, “Do you like tea?”
 ➤ He asked if I liked tea.
 Direrct: Johny said Lucy, “Do you play cricket?”
 ➤ Johny asked Lucy if she played cricket.
 Direrct: Rita said to me, “Do birds fly at night?”
 ➤ Rita asked me if birds flew at night.
 Direrct: The teacher said the students, “Do you understand the question?”
 ➤ The teacher asked the students if they understood the question.
 Direrct: He said, “Do your parents live in Kolkata?”
 ➤ He asked if my parents lived in Kolkata.
 Direrct: Rupa said to Akash, “Do you read novels?”
 ➤ Rupa asked Akash if he read novels.
 Direrct: They said to us, “Do you want to join us?”
 ➤ They asked us if we wanted to join them.
 Direrct: I said to Laila, “Do you enjoy music?”
 ➤ I asked Laila if she enjoyed music.
 Direrct: He said to Tuli, “Do you believe in magic?”
 ➤ He asked Tuli if she believed in magic.
 Direrct: He said, “Did you watch the movie?”
 ➤ He asked if I had watched the movie.
 Direrct: Asha said to Arjun, “Did they go to school yesterday?”
 ➤ Asha asked Arjun if they had gone to school the previous day.
 Direrct: Ravi said to Sita, “Did you complete the homework?”
 ➤ Ravi asked Sita if she had completed the homework.
 Direrct: The manager said to me, “Did you submit the report?”
 ➤ The manager asked me if I had submitted the report.
 Direrct: Nuri said to Rose, “Did you meet me last week?”
 ➤ Nuri asked Rose if he had met her the previous week.
 Direrct: The teacher said to me, “Did you understand the lesson?”
 ➤ The teacher asked me if I had understood the lesson.
 Direrct: Mother said, “Did you clean your room?”
 ➤ Mother asked if I had cleaned my room.
 Direrct: She asked Shila, “Did you go to the market?”
 ➤ She asked Shila if she had gone to the market.

 Direrct: She said to me, “Do you know the answer?”

 ➤ She asked me if I knew the answer.

৪. যদি Direct Narration-এ Reported speech-টি Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Have, Has, Had, Shall, Will, Can, Could, May, Might-এর মধ্যে যে কোন একটি দিয়ে শুরু হয় তাহলে সেটি Indirect Narration-এ Subject-এর পরে বসবে।

যেমনঃ

Direct: Elzina said to me, “Have you seen me ago?”
Indirect: Elzina asked me if I had seen her before. 

Assertive Sentence
Direct Narration–এ থাকলে	Indirect Narration-এ হবে
, (Comma) “......” (Inverted Comma)	if/whether
say/says	ask/asks
say to / says to	ask/asks
said	asked
said to	asked

  

Direct:  Swapan said to me, “Do you know me?” 

Indirect: Swapan asked me if I knew him.

Direct: Abida said to a boy, “Are you my friend?” 

Indirect:      Abida asked me if I was her friend.

Direct:         Rikta said to a man, “Shall I follow you?”

Indirect:      Rikta asked a man if she would follow the man 

Direct:         I said to Ripon, “Did you draw the picture?”

Indirect:      I asked Ripon if he had drawn the picture. 

Direct:         I said to Sonali, “Are you going to the school?” 

Indirect:      I asked Sonali if she was going to school. 

Direct: The teacher said to a student, “Did 

you come to school yesterday?” 

Indirect: The teachers asked a student if 

he had gone to school the previous day.

Direct: Nand said to Rakhi, “Is this your 

             book?” 

Indirect: Nand asked Rakhi if that was 

                 her book.

Direct: Browning said to Seema, “Can you lend me a pen?”

Indirect: Browning asked Seema if she could lend him a pen.

Direct: Lucy said to me, “Is there any 

problem?” 

Indirect: Lucy asked me if there was any problem. 

*** মনে রাখতে হবে, যদি Direct Narration-এ Reported speech আগে এবং Reporting verbটি পরে বসে তাহলে তার Indirect Narration করতে হলে আগে Reporting verbকে আনতে হবে তারপরে Reported speech বসাতে হবে। নীচের উদাহরণগুলি লক্ষ্য কর। 

Direct:         “Do you know the way to the station?” She said to Mahim.
Indirect:      She asked Mahim if (whether) he knew the way to the station.
Direct:         “Are you weeping?” I said to Albela.
Indirect:      I asked Albela whether she was weeping.
Direct:         “Had the rose charmed you?” Rosy said to me.
Indirect:      Rosy asked me if the rose had charmed me.
Direct:         “Have you finished my work?” Kabita said to me.
Indirect:      Kabita asked me whether I had finished her work.
Direct:         “Did you knock me yesterday?” Urmi said to Rubel.
Indirect:      Urmi asked Rubel if he had knocked her the previous day.
Direct:         “Is your father at home now?” Alaka said to Biplab.
Indirect:      Alaka asked Biplab if his father was at home then.
Direct:         “May I help you?” Lalit said to Rekha.
Indirect:      Lalit asked Rekha if he might help her.
Direct:         “Will you take tea?” She said to me.
Indirect:      She asked me whether I should take tea.
Direct:         “Can I not meet you?” Babli Said to Akash.
Indirect:      Babli said to Akash if she could not meet him.
Direct:         “Do you want to attract me?”  I said to Jannat.
Indirect:      I asked Jannat if she wanted to attract me.

 

*** যদি Wh-word দিয়ে Reported speech-টি শুরু হয় তাহলে linker হিসেবে if বা whether বসবে না। সেই জায়গায় Wh-word-টি linker হিসেবে ব্যবহার হবে তারপর। বাকি Sentence-টি Assertive Sentence-এ রূপান্তরিত হবে।              

Direct:         I said to Kabita, “Where do you live?”
Indirect:      I asked Kabita where she lived. 
Direct:         Anju said to me, “Which book do you want?”  
Indirect:      Anju asked me which book I wanted. 
Direct:         Biman said to Rupa, “Why are you still waiting here?”
Indirect:      Biman asked Rupa why she was still waiting then. 
Direct:         She said to him, “Who are you?”
Indirect:      She asked him who he was. 
Direct:         Arju said to Sheela, “What did you want?”
Indirect:      Arju asked Sheela what she had wanted. 
Direct:         He said to me, “What are you doing now?”
Indirect:      He asked me what I was doing then. 
Direct:         Milli said to Koran, “What is your name? 
Indirect:      Mili asked Kiran what his name was.
Direct:         Bipasha said to Biplob, “Where were you going?”
Indirect:      Bipasha asked Biplob where he had been going. 
Direct:         Suman said to me, “How do you know this?”
Indirect:      Suman asked me how I knew that.
Direct:         Ratan said to Seema, “Who are you?”
Indirect:      Ratan asked Seema who she was.
Direct:         Apu said to Bidisha, “When did you come here?”
Indirect:      Apu asked Bidisha when she had gone there.
Direct:         I said to Rebika, “Whom did you want?”  
Indirect:      I asked Rebika whom she had wanted. 
Direct:         Bilkis said to Anirban , “Why will you leave me?”  
Indirect:      Bilkis asked Anirban why he would leave her.