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, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."

The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now
The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced that taxes would be raised.

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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 business of the government to do whatever it had 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 the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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