Direct and Indirect Speech
Mr. Gupta said to his son, "Do not take up any responsibility unless you are confident you can do it."

Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he is confident of doing it.
Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he was confident that he could do it.
Mr. Gupta advised his son to take up the responsibility of completing the task.
Mr. Gupta advised his son against taking up responsibility without completing it.

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

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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. Kannan said to Subha, "I'll return the book after I have read it."

Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.
Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.
Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.
Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.

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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 beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
The beggar said poverty has a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

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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. John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

John asked me where had I been the previous night.
John asked me where I had been the previous night.
John asked me where I am the previous night.
John asked me where I have been the previous night.

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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 to me, "Where is the post office?"

He wanted to know where the post office was.
He asked me where the post office was.
He asked me where was the post office.
He asked me that where the post office was.

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