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, "The mice will play, when the cat is away."

He said that the mice will play when the cat is away.
He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.
He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away.
He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you ?"

I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring 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, "Can you sing?" And I said, "No".

I denied, when he asked me if I could sing.
He asked me if I could sing and I said that I couldn't.
He asked me that could I sing and I refused.
He asked me if I could sing and I said no.

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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 Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.

The Captain said, "You can stand at ease. "
The Captain commanded, "Men, stand at ease."
The Captain said, "These men need to stand at ease."
The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease. "

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Direct and Indirect Speech
His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.

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