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 gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".

The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.
The gardener said to the boys that they should not pluck flowers.
The gardener scolded the boys for plucking flowers.
The gardener told the boys that they should not pluck flowers.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys."

The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.
The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quiet.
The teacher said that they boys should be quiet.
The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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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. His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The king said, "My force will protect the kingdom."

The king said that the king's force will protect the kingdom.
The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.
The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.

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