Question

Read the following telephone conversation which took place when Suresh was staying with his uncle. Write the message from Suresh to his uncle, using not more than 50 words.
Seshu : Hello! Hello! This is Sesht from Lucknow. Can I speak to Mr. Rao, please? I am a friend of his son, Madhav Rao.
Suresh : This is Suresh Rao. My uncle is not here at the moment. We heard about the earthquake. Is Madhav all right?
Seshu : Yes, Yes. He's okay now. But he had a bad fall during the earthquake and he broke his left leg. It was a multiple fracture, but there's nothing to worry about now.
Suresh : he in hospital?
Seshu : Yes, he's at the Tata Memorial Hospital here. Would you please inform his family?
Suresh : Of course I will, thank you for calling

Answer 1

Hint: A message should be written in indirect speech. It should have the details of the conversation in a brief and clear manner.

Complete step-by-step answer:
From the hint given to us, we know that a message should be written in indirect speech. It should have details of the conversation in a brief and clear manner. Keeping this in mind, we shall be constructing our message.
“Hello Uncle,
Madhav’s friend Seshu had called today. He informed that Madhav has been admitted at Tata Memorial Hospital due to his broken left leg and multiple fractures. The injury was caused by a bad fall during the earthquake. He also says that we need not worry about it now.“

Note: A salutation should be written before starting the message. The information should be to the point.