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. He asked me why I did not come on time the previous day.

He asked me, "Why you didn't come on time yesterday?"
He asked me, "Why didn't you come on time the previous day?"
He asked me, "Why didn't you come on time yesterday?"
He said to me, "Why didn't I come on time yesterday?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Tomorrow gives me no time !"said Amanda.

Amanda said that tomorrow gave her no time at all.
Amanda exclaimed that tomorrow had given her no time.
Amanda exclaimed that tomorrow gives her no time.
Amanda exclaimed that the following day gave her no time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.

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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. "Please don't go away", she said.

She begged me not to go away.
She said to please her and not go away.
She told me to go away.
She begged that I not go away.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Call the first witness," said the judge.

The judge requested them to call the first witness.
The judge ordered that the first witness be called.
The judge asked them to call the first witness.
The judge said to them to call the first witness.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."

The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.

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