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. Kala said to Radha, "who were you speaking to over the phone?"

Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.

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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 asked, "Is the secretary coming to the meeting?"

She asked if the secretary was corning to the meeting.
She asked that the secretary was corning to the meeting.
She asked if the secretary is coming to the meeting.
She asked that if the secretary was coming to the meeting.

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

The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
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. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?"

The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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