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

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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 man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the next day.
The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.
The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back.
The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.

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Direct and Indirect 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 knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.

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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. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys not to play on the grass.
She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
She ordered the boys "Don't play on the grass."

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