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 girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

The girl said, "Oh! Where are the sparrows?"
The girl said, "Oh! Where had the sparrows gone?"
The girl said, "Oh! Where the sparrows have gone?"
The girl said, "Oh! Where have the sparrows gone?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you want to smoke,you'll have to go out", said the conductor.

The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.
The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.
The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.
The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for a swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.

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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 to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."

The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"

Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.

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