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. Sachin said, "My grandfather recites the Geeta every morning."

Sachin said that his grandfather recites the Geeta every morning.
Sachin said that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.
Sachin told that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.
Sachin told that his grandfather has cited the Geeta every morning.

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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 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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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,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.

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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 wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked.
She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"
She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa ?"

Suresh asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
Suresh asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
Suresh asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
Suresh was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.

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