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 said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

I asked him why had he been working so hard.
I asked him why was he working so hard.
I asked him why he was working so hard.
I asked him why he had been working so hard.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The sage said, "God helps those who help themselves."

The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.

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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. She said to Dhiru, "I am planning to leave tomorrow".

She told Dhiru that she was planning to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she is planning to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she had planned to leave the next day.
She advised Dhiru that she was planning to leave next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said, "My brother is expected to be back today."

She said that her brother was expected to be back that day.
She said that her brother was expected to be back this day.
She said that her brother was expected to be back today.
She said her brother was expected to be back today.

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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 looked at the sky and said, "How beautifully the clouds are floating!"

Looking at the sky he told that the clouds are floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the floating clouds are beautiful.
He looked at the sky and said that the clouds very beautifully are floating.
He looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.

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