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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.

The father warned his son, "Don't fall into the trap."
The father warned his son, "Watch that chap !"
The father warned his son, "beware of him !"
The father warned his son, "Be careful about him."

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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 asked me if I had been ill.

He said to me, "Are you ill?"
He said to me, "Had you been ill?"
He said to me, "Were you ill?"
He said to me, "Have you been ill?"

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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. The Chief Guest said, "It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning."

The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.
The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.
The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "What a lovely voice she has!"

He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.

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

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

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