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. "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.

A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.
A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The traveller enquired to the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.

The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me where is the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Where is the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Which is the way to the nearest inn?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The sage said, "God helps those who help themselves."

The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.

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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. She said, "I will now take rest for sometime."

She said that he will then take rest for some time.
She said that she will then take rest for some time.
She said that I would now take rest for some time.
She said that she would then take rest for some time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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