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 to Ram,"Congratulations ! Wish you success in life."

The teacher wished congratulations to Ram and wished him success in life.
The teacher congratulated Ram and said wish you success in life.
The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Ram.
The teacher congratulated Ram and wished him success in life.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Janet exclaimed that she had lost all her belongings at the airport that morning.

Janet said, "I lost all my belongings at the airport this morning."
Janet said, "I had to lose all my belongings at the airport this morning."
Janet said, "I had lost all my belongings at the airport that morning."
Janet said, "I lost all my belongings at the airport that morning."

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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 my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."

I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
I suggested my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.

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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 not his business and that the government should 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 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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