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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.
The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.

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

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "I shall go as soon as it is possible."

He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
He asked whether to go as soon as it was possible.
He suggested that he will go as soon as it was possible.
He told he will go as soon as possible.

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.

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