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 to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

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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 man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."

The man told the boy that it only seemed 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 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.

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

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.
The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.
The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.

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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. Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

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