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. Father told Peter to clean his shoes.

"Clean your shoes, Peter," says father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," said father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," reported father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," told father.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."

my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.

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

He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for a 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
"Have you done this sort of work before?" said his new employer

His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Why didn't you send your application to me ?"

He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.

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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. Mohan said, "We shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night":

Mohan told that we should go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
Mohan said that they should go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
Mohan said that we shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.

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