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,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.

The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored 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.
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.

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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. "Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him.

I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.
I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.
I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.
I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
They said, "It was raining heavily,when they came out of the theatre."

They said that it rained when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they came out of the theatre.
They said that it was raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.

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

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

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