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

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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 boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"

The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
The boy wondered who dared call a thief.
The boy asked who called him a thief.
The boy told that who dared call him a thief.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Dinesh asked, "Are you going to the party tomorrow, Rani ?"

Dinesh asked Rani whether you are going to the party the next day.
Dinesh asked Rani whether she was going to the party the next day.
Dinesh asked whether Rani was going to the party the next day.
Dinesh asked Rani are you going to the party tomorrow.

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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. Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.

Mr Robinson said,"My son,what would you be when you grow up?"
"My son," said Mr Robinson,"what will you be when you grow up?"
Mr Robinson said, "My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?"
"My son," said Mr Robinson, "what do you want to be when you grow up?"

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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. He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"The last thing I want for my daughter is a boy who drinks !" said Brinda.

Brinda said that the last thing she would want for her daughter was a boy who drank.
Brinda told that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank.
Brinda complained that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.

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