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

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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 yelled, "Please help me."

She yelled at someone to help her.
She yelled for someone to help her.
She yelled for someone to help.
She yelled at one for some help.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Samuel said to Remiel, "Where do you usually go swimming?"

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

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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 that her brother was getting married.

She told, "Her brother is getting married."
She said, "My brother is getting married."
She said, "Her brother is getting married."
She said, "My brother was getting married."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They said that they will go to his house the next day.
They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.
They told him that they would visit his house the next day.
They told him that they might visit his house the next day.

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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. Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

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