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 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, "Where is the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Which is the way to the nearest inn?"

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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 the government did not do what it was expected to do.
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.

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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 his son, "Do not smoke."

He advised his son to not smoke.
He advised his son do not smoke.
He advised his son not to smoke.
He advised his son that he should not smoke.

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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 asked me why I was late.

He asked me, "Why am I late?"
He asked me, "Why you are late?"
He asked me, "Why are you late?"
He asked me, "Why I was late?"

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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. "Don't pull the dog's tail," his father said.

His father said that he did not pull the dog's tail.
His father told him to pull the dog's tail.
His father told him not to pull the dog's tail.
His father forbade him not to pull the dog's tail.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
I asked him, "Will you go to Agra tomorrow?"

I asked him whether he will go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether he would go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether you would go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether I would go to Agra the next day.

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