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. "If you want to smoke,you'll have to go out", said the conductor.

The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.
The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.
The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.
The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.

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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 project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"

The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.
The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.
The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.
The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate snored throughout the night."

My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.
My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

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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 to me, 'What are you doing?"

He asked me what I was doing.
He asked me what I am doing.
He said to me what I was doing.
He asked me what am I doing.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
I said to the boy,"You have no ticket, get out before you are driven out."

I told the boy get out before you are driven out.
I told the boy to get out before he was driven out as he had no ticket.
I ordered the boy to get out before he was driven out.
I told the boy that he had no ticket and that he should get out before he was driven out.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.

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

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