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 him, "Why don't you go today?"

She asked him why he did not go today.
She asked him not to go that day.
She said to him why he don
She asked him why he did not go that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I gave the packet to Tom,who kept it a long time," said Pamela.

Pamela said that she had gave the packet to Tom who kept it a long time.
Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom,who kept it for longtime
Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom, to keep for a long time.
Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom,who kept it a long time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."

My father said that honesty was the best policy.
My father stated that honesty was the best policy.
My father said that honesty is the best policy.
My father said that honesty has been the best policy.

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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. Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa ?"

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

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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. "We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Where shall I be this time next year!"

He wondered where he would be that time the following year.
He wondered where he should be that time the next year.
He asked that where should he be that time next year.
He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year.

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