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 her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."

She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.

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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.

He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
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. The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.

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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 the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.

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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, "Oh, that I had the wings of a bird".

He proposed to have the wrings of a bird.
He wished that he might have the wings of a bird.
He wished that he could have the wings of a bird.
He wished that he had the wings of a bird.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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