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 Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.

The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."

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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. Vinay told me that he had been writing a letter the day before.

Vinay said, "I had been writing a letter yesterday. "
Vinay said, "I will write a letter tomorrow."
Vinay said, "I will write a letter today."
Vinay said, "I was writing a letter yesterday."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She asked, "Is the secretary coming to the meeting?"

She asked that the secretary was corning to the meeting.
She asked if the secretary was corning to the meeting.
She asked if the secretary is coming to the meeting.
She asked that if the secretary was coming to the meeting.

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

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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. They said, "It was raining heavily,when they came out of the theatre."

They said that it had been raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it was raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they came out of the theatre.
They said that it rained when they had come out of the theatre.

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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 her, "Rest assured. I shall repay your loan."

He told her not to worry about the repayment of her loan.
He told her that he would repay her loan.
He said that he might repay her loan.
He assured her that he would repay her loan.

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