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 can't bathe in this sea because 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 you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"

The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What did you see at the South Pole ?" Ashok asked Anil.

Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil What did he see at the South Pole.
Ashok asked Anil What he had seen at the South Pole.

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

He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He suggested 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. "Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "What a lovely voice she has!"

He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.

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