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. "We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next 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. She asked, "Is the secretary coming to the meeting?"

She asked that if the secretary was 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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said, "I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers".

She apologized for not being able to submit those papers.
She said she was sorry, she is not able to submit those papers.
She exclaimed with sorrow that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
She said that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."

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

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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. My friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.

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