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. Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.

Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."
Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you want to smoke,you'll have to go out", said the conductor.

The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.
The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.
The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.
The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.

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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. My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."

my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The convict said, "Let me speak freely please."

The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely.
The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speak freely.
The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.
The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I have to go into the town today", Mr. Rao said to the Station Master.

Mr. Rao advised the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao spoke to the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he would go into the town that day.

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