B. Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series in the one–day International series between India and South Africa, February , had this to say during the post match presentation. India won the match by wickets and won the series by – , a historic win against South Africa in their home soil. Rewrite his words in Reported Speech.
“It was a day I felt really good. Last game, I was not in the right kind of mindset. This is a beautiful place to bat under lights. That’s the idea behind bowling first.
I like setting up for the short ball. It was a blessing in disguise, and they kept bowling short. I think the pitch got better to bat on under lights. It has been a roller coaster till now.
People who are close to me deserve a lot of credit. Obviously, you want to lead from the front, and that’s a wonderful feeling. I have got eight or nine years left in my career and I want to make the most of every day. It’s a blessing that I am healthy and getting to captain my country.
They have shown great character – especially the two young spinners. The way the series went augurs well for us. We’re looking forward to the T20s. The tour is not over yet.
After losing the Test series, I was talking to you. I am here talking to you after winning the ODI series.” C. Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech. .
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called. .
The striking workers demanded an increase in salary and asked for the withdrawal of all cases. They threatened to continue the strike if the demands were not met. The manager insisted on them calling off the strike and invited them for a discussion. He agreed to listen to their demands.
Writing a) E-mail Samuel Johnson sat on a rickety chair, surrounded by a ‘chaos of borrowed books’ out of which he compiled his famous Dictionary. James Murray worked in a little shed in his garden, surrounded by mountains of paper slips that would one day become the Oxford English Dictionary. With the pervasive impact of computers and internet in all walks of life, the written word has undergone a quantum of change from the printed page into cyber-space. Correspondence once limited to letters is now often online, as e-mail.
Newsletters, brochures, circulars, resumes etc. once paperbound, are now online. E-mail is a less formal method of communicating but has replaced the conventional letter, as a means of communication. In using e-mail, you still represent your organization, affiliation, unit and area.
E-mails can be forwarded to a number of people without your knowledge, so one should consider it as an unsealed letter. The e-mail has to be brief, saving time for the writer as well as the receiver. -A-Prose-Dr. Arignar - - :