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 is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets 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 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
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 wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"
She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"
"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that 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 said to me, "Where is the post office?"

He asked me that where the post office was.
He wanted to know where the post office was.
He asked me where was the post office.
He asked me where the post office was.

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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. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
She told the boys not to play 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
He said, "Why didn't you send your application to me ?"

He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.

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