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
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 traveller enquired to the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.

The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me where is the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Which is the way to the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Where is the nearest inn?"

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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 have to go into the town today", Mr. Rao said to the Station Master.

Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he would go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao spoke to the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao advised the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.
Mr. Rao told the Station Master that he had to go into the town that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said, "I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers".

She exclaimed with sorrow that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
She said that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
She apologized for not being able to submit those papers.
She said she was sorry, she is not able to submit those papers.

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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 patient asked the doctor what he should normally eat.

The patient exclaimed, "What should I normally eat, doctor?"
The patient said, "What should I normally eat doctor?"
The patient told,"What should I normally eat?"
The patient said, "What I should normally eat doctor?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"The last thing I want for my daughter is a boy who drinks !" said Brinda.

Brinda said that the last thing she would want for her daughter was a boy who drank.
Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank.
Brinda complained that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
Brinda told that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.

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