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

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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 to me, "Where is the post office?"

He asked me that where the post office was.
He wanted to know where the post office was.
He asked me where was the post office.
He asked me where the post office was.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.

He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend enquired me if 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
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
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. Mohan says that the teacher is not at home.

Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home."
Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home."
Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home."
Mohan says,"Teacher was not at home."

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