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 to Dhiru, "I am planning to leave tomorrow".

She advised Dhiru that she was planning to leave next day.
She told Dhiru that she is planning to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she was planning to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she had planned to leave the next 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 looked at the sky and said, "How beautifully the clouds are floating!"

He looked at the sky and said that the clouds very beautifully are floating.
He looked at the sky and said that the floating clouds are beautiful.
He looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.
Looking at the sky he told that the clouds are floating beautifully.

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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. "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 whether 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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys not to play on the grass.
She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
She ordered the boys "Don't play on the grass."

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

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 I will have 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
He said, "I shall go as soon as it is possible."

He asked whether to go as soon as it was possible.
He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
He suggested that he will go as soon as it was possible.
He told he will go as soon as possible.

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