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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.

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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 tired," he says every evening.

Every evening he says (that) he is tired.
Every evening he says that he was getting tired.
He is getting tired every evening.
Every day in the evening he is getting tired.

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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. Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.

He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

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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 her, "Where is she going?"

He wanted to know where she is going.
He said where she was going.
He wants to know where she was going.
He asked her where she was going.

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