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 the student when he would submit his assignment.

The teacher asked the student, "When will you submit his assignment?"
The teacher asked the student, "When would you submit his assignment?"
The teacher said to the student, "When will you submit your assignment?"
The teacher asked the student, "When would he submit his assignment?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.
He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.

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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. Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday."

Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.
Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.
Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.
Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.

Mr Robinson said,"My son,what would you be when you grow up?"
"My son," said Mr Robinson, "what do you want to be when you grow up?"
"My son," said Mr Robinson,"what will you be when you grow up?"
Mr Robinson said, "My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?"

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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 to me, "I expect you to attend the function."

He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
He told me that he expected me to attend the function.

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