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 I can't bathe in this sea because it's 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
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 ox asked the dog not to sit there.

The ox said to the dog,"Did not sit here."
The ox said to the dog, "Does not sit here."
The ox said to the dog,"Do not sit here."
The ox said to the dog, "Not to sit here."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Sandy said, "I have already written a letter to my family."

Sandy said that she wrote a letter to her family.
Sandy said that she was writing a letter her family.
Sandy said that she had already written a letter to her family.
Sandy said that she will write a letter to her family.

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

Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this 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 told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The convict said, "Let me speak freely please."

The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.
The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.
The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speak freely.
The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely.

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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. "Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park?" - Alice asked her.

Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.

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