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 General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers".

The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job.
The General told the soldiers that they had done well.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they would do well.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well.

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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. "Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.

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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. You said to me, "Why are you talking so much?"

You asked me why I was talking so much.
You asked me why was I talking so much.
You asked me why I had been talking so much.
You asked me why he was talking so much.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.

The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."

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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 convict said, "Let me speak freely please."

The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.
The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.
The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speak freely.
The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely.

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