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. "It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.

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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. "What a terrible storm it is!" he said.

He exclaimed that it has been a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it is a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it will be a terrible storm.

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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, "The mice will play, when the cat is away."

He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.
He said that the mice will play when the cat is away.
He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away.
He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Mohan said, "We shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night":

Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
Mohan said that they should go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
Mohan said that we shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
Mohan told that we should go to see the Taj in the moonlit 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, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day.
The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back.
The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.
The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the next day.

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