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. "Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you ?"

I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring up.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."

The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.

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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. The client told his lawyer, "I'm going away for a few days. I'll call you when I get back."

The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.
The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
The client promised his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
The client assured his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would definitely call him when he got back.

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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. John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

John asked me where I had been the previous night.
John asked me where I am the previous night.
John asked me where had I been the previous night.
John asked me where I have been the previous night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for a swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.

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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, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.
He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.
He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.

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