BASIC RULES OF NARRATION WITH EXAMPLES
REPORTING VERBS OF SENTENCES Reporting verbs Changes Assertive Sentence Say / Tell Interrogative Sentence Ask Imperative Sentence Verb + object Order / Request / Forbid / Advise/ Beg Let Tell Let us Propose / Suggest Optative Sentence Wish / Pray Exclamatory Sentence Exclaim with joy / sorrow / wonder CHANGE OF PERSONS First Persons On the basis of Subject Second Persons Object Third Persons No change CHANGES OF TENSE If the Reporting Verb is in Present or Future Tense, then the Reporting Verb will remain unchanged. (বাক্যে Reporting Verb যদি Present or Future Tense হয়, তবে Reporting Verb অপরিবর্তনীয় থাকবে।) যেমনঃ Direct: He has said to me, "I shall go out." Indirect: He has told me that ...