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, "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?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me 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. You said, "They were busy the whole day."

You said that they have been busy the whole day.
You said that they were busy the whole day.
You said that they had busy the whole day.
You said that they had been busy the whole day.

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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, "I have passed the examination."

He said that he had passed the examination.
He announced that he has passed the examination.
He said that he has passed the examination.
He said that he had to pass the examination

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

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The doctor said to the patient, "How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?"

The doctor asked the patient how he was feeling then and if the pain was down.
The doctor asked the patient how he is feeling now and if the pain has gone down.
The doctor asked the patient how he had felt when the pain was gone.
The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.

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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. Janet exclaimed that she had lost all her belongings at the airport that morning.

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