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 passenger said to the clerk, " When is the next train to Hyderabad?"

The passenger enquired the clerk that when the next train was to Hyderabad.
The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was.
The passenger enquired the clerk when was the next train to Hyderabad.
The passenger enquired the clerk that when was the next train to Hyderabad.

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

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Direct and Indirect 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 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.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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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 am buying a new pen".

He said that he was buying a new pen.
He said that he bought a new pen.
He said that he is buying a new pen.
He said that he had been buying a new pen.

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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. Samuel said to Remiel, "Where do you usually go swimming?"

Samuel said to Remiel where he usually goes swimming.
Samuel asked if Remiel usually went swimming.
Samuel asked Remiel where he usually went swimming.
Samuel told Remiel where he usually had been going swimming.

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