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 you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as 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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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 to pass the examination
He announced that he has passed the examination.
He said that he has passed the examination.
He said that he had passed the examination.

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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 cousin said, "My room-mate snored throughout the night."

My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.
My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."

my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He looked at the sky and said, "How beautifully the clouds are floating!"

He looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the clouds very beautifully are floating.
Looking at the sky he told that the clouds are floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the floating clouds are beautiful.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

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

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