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 friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.

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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. They said, "It was raining heavily,when they came out of the theatre."

They said that it rained when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it was raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they came out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What did you see at the South Pole ?" Ashok asked Anil.

Ashok asked Anil What did he see at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil What he had seen at the South Pole.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.

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

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