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 employer said to the workman, "I cannot pay you higher wages."

The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.

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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. "Jack fell as he'd have wished," the mother said."

The mother said that Jack had been fallen as he would have been wished.
The mother said that Jack had fallen as he would have wished.
The mother said that Jack fell as he had wished.
The mother said that Jack has fallen as he has wished.

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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,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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

She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
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
I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."

I suggested my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.

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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. Radha said that the manager would go to Bombay the next day.

Radha said, "Our manager might be going to Bombay the next day."
Radha said, "Our manager might go to Bombay tomorrow."
Radha said, "Our manager will be going to Bombay the next day."
Radha said, "Our manager will go to Bombay tomorrow."

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