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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.

He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.

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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,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The old lady declared that she was going to walk where she pleased. They had the liberty.

The old lady: "I am going to walk where I please. We have the liberty".
The old lady said that, "I was going to walk where I pleased. They have the liberty".
The old lady: "I am going to walk where I pleased. They had the liberty."
The old lady:"I was going to walk where I pleased. They have the liberty".

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Why can't you come to school on time, Reema ?"

The teacher asked Reema why she can't come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why she couldn't come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why can't she come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why couldn't she come to school on time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I have to go into the town today", Mr. Rao said to the Station Master.

Mr. Rao spoke to the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao advised the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he would go into the town that day.

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