Direct and Indirect Speech
John said to me, "Do you play cricket?"

John asked me whether I played cricket.
John asked me whether he played cricket.
John told me whether he played cricket.
John asked me whether I play cricket.

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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. Father told Peter to clean his shoes.

"Clean your shoes, Peter," says father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," reported father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," told father.
"Clean your shoes, Peter," said father.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said, "I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers".

She exclaimed with sorrow that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
She said she was sorry, she is not able to submit those papers.
She said that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
She apologized for not being able to submit those papers.

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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. "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 the government did not do what it was expected to do.
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.

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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. "I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.

He said that he didn't know the way and did I know it.
He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
He asked me if I knew the way which he didn't.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.
He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.

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