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. My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."

My father said that honesty was the best policy.
My father said that honesty is the best policy.
My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
My father stated that honesty was the best policy.

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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 man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.

He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".

The gardener scolded the boys for plucking flowers.
The gardener said to the boys that they should not pluck flowers.
The gardener told the boys that they should not pluck flowers.
The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.

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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,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.

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