The Optative Sentences with Desire, pray, and curse (Direct and Indirect

 In this article, I have explained the direct & Indirect of optative sentences with examples and exercises. I have explained the Direct & Indirect optative sentences with pray, curse, and desire. I have given examples of optative sentences with pray, curse, and wish.

DIRECT & INDIRECT OF OPTATIVE SENTENCES

What are the optative sentences?

A sentence that expresses prayer, curses, and wishes are called an optative sentence.

Examples

• May you live long. ( Pray)
• May you go to hell ( Curse)
• Would that I was a rich man ( Wish)

Optative sentences with Pray( Direct and Indirect)

Rules

1. Said or Said  changed into prayed
2. May changed into Might
3. That is used in the place of commas
4. The subject is used after that
5. The first form of the verb is used after Might
6. The preposition For is used after praying if the object is given in reporting speech

Examples

• The father said," May you get a job."
• The father prayed that I might get a job.
• The woman said," May you reach your destination."
• The woman prayed that I might reach my destination."
• The lady said," May you find your brother."
• The old man prayed that I might find my brother. 
• My teacher said," May you win the game,
• My teacher prayed that I might win the game.
• My friend said," May you always be happy."
• My friend prayed that I might always be happy.

Optative sentences with the curse ( Direct and Indirect)

Rules

1. Said or said change with the curse
2. May change with might
3. That is used in the place of inverted commas
4. The first form of the verb is used after might
5. The subject is used after that

Examples

• He said," May you go to hell."
• He cursed that I might go to hell.
• The man said," May you lose your car."
• The old man cursed that I might my car.
• The woman said," May you arrest by the police."
• The woman cursed that I might arrest by the police.
• The man said," May you lose the game."
• The man cursed that I might lose the game.
• My foe said," May you die very soon."
• My foe cursed that I might die very soon.

Optative sentences with desire (Direct and Indirect )

Rules

1. Said changed with the wished
2. The word would that is removed
3. That is used in the place of inverted commas

Examples

• He said," Would that I were cholate boy."
• He wished that he had been a cholate boy.
• She said," would that he were my friend."
• She wished that he had been her friend.
• He said," I were an international player.'
• He wished that he had been an international player.
• She said, Would that I were the most beautiful lady of the world."
• She wished that she had been the most beautiful lady in the world.
• They said," Would that we were rich men."
• They wished that they had been rich men.

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