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 government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

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

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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. "I'm tired," he says every evening.

He is getting tired every evening.
Every evening he says that he was getting tired.
Every evening he says (that) he is tired.
Every day in the evening he is getting tired.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The doctor said to the patient, "How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?"

The doctor asked the patient how he is feeling now and if the pain has gone down.
The doctor asked the patient how he had felt when the pain was gone.
The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.
The doctor asked the patient how he was feeling then and if the pain was down.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"

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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. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

I asked him why was he working so hard.
I asked him why he had been working so hard.
I asked him why he was working so hard.
I asked him why had he been working so hard.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"

The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.

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