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 said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday."

Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.
Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.
Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.
Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous 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. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

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

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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. "What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "May God grant peace to the departed soul!"

He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.

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