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. His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Gavaskar said, "Bravo! Azhar, you have done well."

Gavaskar congratulated Azhar, saying that he had done well.
Gavaskar praised Azhar for his having done well.
Gavaskar exclaimed with joy that Azhar had done well.
Gavaskar called Azhar and exclaimed that he had done well.

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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. You said, "They were busy the whole day."

You said that they were busy the whole day.
You said that they had been busy the whole day.
You said that they had busy the whole day.
You said that they have been busy the whole 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. Rohit asked me, "Have you read this novel?"

Rohit asked me if I would have read that novel.
Rohit asked me if I had read that novel.
Rohit asked me if I could read this novel.
Rohit asked me if I was reading that novel.

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

The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The government has announced that 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. The policeman said to the violent crowd,"Stop all this or you will be arrested."

The policeman advised the violent crowd to stop or else be arrested.
The policeman said to the violent crowd that they should stop or else be arrested.
The policeman said to the violent crowd to stop all this or be arrested.
The policeman ordered the violent crowd to stop all that or they would be arrested.

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