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 looked at the sky and said, "How beautifully the clouds are floating!"

Looking at the sky he told that the clouds are floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the floating clouds are beautiful.
He looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the clouds very beautifully are floating.

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

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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. "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 the government did not do what it was expected to do.
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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Naren said, "Why are you still waiting here, Binod?"

Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.

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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. "Have you done this sort of work before?" said his new employer

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

John asked me where I have been the previous night.
John asked me where had I been the previous night.
John asked me where I am the previous night.
John asked me where I had been the previous night.

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