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

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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. "We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next 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. He said, "May God grant peace to the departed soul!"

He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."

The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.
The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.

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

Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any 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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Direct and Indirect Speech
The patient asked the doctor what he should normally eat.

The patient told,"What should I normally eat?"
The patient exclaimed, "What should I normally eat, doctor?"
The patient said, "What I should normally eat doctor?"
The patient said, "What should I normally eat doctor?"

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