Direct and Indirect Speech
"I was digging the garden when the doctor arrived," replied Harry.

Harry says that he was digging the garden when the doctor arrived.
Harry said that he was digging the garden when the doctor arrived.
Harry said that he had been digging the garden when the doctor arrived.
Harry said that he had been digging the garden when the doctor arrive.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Mother said to the baby, "Don't play with fire".

Mother warned the baby to play with fire.
Mother warned the baby not to play with fire.
Mother forbade the baby not to play with fire.
Mother requested the baby not to play with fire.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said to her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."

She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My mother said to me, "Where are you going at this time of the day?"

My mother told me where I was going at that time of the day.
My mother asked me where I was going at that time of the day.
My mother asked me where was I going at that time of the day.
My mother told me not to go at that time of the day.

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