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. "Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.

He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.

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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 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.
The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "I have often told you not to waste your time."

He said that he had often suggested to him not to waste his time.
He told that he had often told him not to waste his time.
He said that he had often told not to waste your time.
He said that he had often told him not to waste your time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying 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 was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The poor examinee said, "0 God, take pity on me."

The poor examinee asked God to take pity on him.
The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him.
The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him.
The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him.

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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 can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

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