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 teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.

The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?"
The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?"
The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?"
The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I would have been surprised if you had passed examination," said the former master.

The former master said that it would have surprised him if I had passed.
The former master said that he would have been surprised if I had passed the examination.
The former master said that he should be surprised if I had passed.
The former master was surprised if I passed the examination.

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

The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked 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. Kala said to Radha, "who were you speaking to over the phone?"

Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.
Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.

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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. She said to her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."

She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.

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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 little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"

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

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