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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.

He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
He asked me if I knew the way which he didn't.
He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
He said that he didn't know the way and did I know it.

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

My father said that 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 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. "I'm taking my children to the zoo tomorrow", she said, "to see the baby white tiger".

She said that she was taking her children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.
She said that she will take the children to the zoo to see the baby white tiger tomorrow.
She said that she was taking the children to the zoo that day to see the baby white tiger.
She said that she would take the children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.

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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 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.
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.

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