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 client told his lawyer, "I'm going away for a few days. I'll call you when I get back."

The client assured his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would definitely call him when he got back.
The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.
The client promised his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa ?"

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"And you believe all this ?" asked Sriram, in surprise.

Sriram was amazed that I believed all that.
Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.
Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.
Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.

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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, "The government is writing letters."

He said that the government wrote letters.
He said that the government is writing letters.
He said that the government was writing letters.
He said that the government will write letters.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."

Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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