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 told the boys that they should not pluck 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.

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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, "May God grant peace to the departed soul!"

He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.

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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 to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."

David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

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

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