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. "And you believe all this ?" asked Sriram, in surprise.

Sriram was amazed that I believed all that.
Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.
Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.
Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.

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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. Rajan said, "O that I were a child again!"

Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child again.
Rajan exclaimed with wonder that he was a child again.
Rajan prayed that he were a child again.
Rajan wondered that were he a child again.

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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. They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They told him that they would visit his house the next day.
They told him that they might visit his house the next day.
They said that they will go to his house the next day.
They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The passenger said to the clerk, " When is the next train to Hyderabad?"

The passenger enquired the clerk that when the next train was to Hyderabad.
The passenger enquired the clerk when was the next train to Hyderabad.
The passenger enquired the clerk that when was the next train to Hyderabad.
The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was.

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