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. "I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.

He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
He said that he didn't know the way and did I know it.
He asked me if I knew the way which he didn't.
He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.

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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 beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
The beggar said poverty has a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

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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. "Have you done this sort of work before?" said his new employer

His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.

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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 spectators said, "Bravo! well played, Ravi."

The spectators encouraged Ravi saying that he played well.
The spectators called Ravi bravo because he had played well.
The spectators said that Ravi played well and applauded him.
The spectators applauded Ravi, saying that he had played well.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.

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

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