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. "Be quite and listen to my words.

He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.
He said you should be quite and listen to his words.
He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."

My father said that honesty was the best policy.
My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
My father stated that honesty was the best policy.
My father said that honesty is the best policy.

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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. Ram asked me, "How much have you paid for this umbrella?"

Ram asked me how much he had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much 1 have paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much I had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me whether how much I had paid for that umbrella.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Suma said to him, "Am I to wait for you forever?"

Suma said to him if she can wait for him forever.
Suma asked him if she had to wait for him forever.
Suma asked him if she were to wait for him forever.
Suma asked him if she was to wait for him forever.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.
The government has announced taxes will be raised.

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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. "Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.

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