Change the following to Indirect speech:

John: May I speak to Paul, please?

Rina: Paul is not at home. He has just left. 

John: Can you convey a message to him?

Rina: Yes, sure.

John: I have to leave for Malaysia tonight. Can you ask Paul to complete one presentation for tomorrow? I have already mailed him the details.

Rina: I will inform him.

 

John called and humbly asked ____________________________(i)_____________________. Rina informed John that ________________(ii)____________________________and that ________________(iii)________________________. John asked her ______________________(iv)__________________________________. Rina assured that she would. Then, John told her _______________________(v)___________________________________ and asked _________________________(vi)_______________________________________. He further told her _______________________(vii)________________________________. Rina told John _____________________(viii)____________________________.

 

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Answers:

i) if he might speak to Paul

ii) Paul was not at home

iii) he had just left

iv) if she could convey a message to him

v) that he had to leave for Malaysia that night

vi) if she could ask Paul to complete one presentation for the next day

vii) that he had already mailed him the details

viii) that she would inform him