Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.

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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. She exclaimed with sorrow that was a very miserable plight.

She said, "What a miserable sight it is."
She said, "What a mystery it is."
She said with sorrow, "What a pity it is."
She said, "What a miserable plight it is."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They said that they will go to his house the next day.
They told him that they might visit his house the next day.
They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.
They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

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