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

My friend enquired me if his father had 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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I would have been surprised if you had passed examination," said the former master.

The former master said that it would have surprised him if I had passed.
The former master was surprised if I passed the examination.
The former master said that he would have been surprised if I had passed the examination.
The former master said that he should be surprised if I had passed.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Baruch said, "I might teach English Literature next semester."

Baruch said that he might be teaching English Literature next semester.
Baruch said that he will teach English Literature next semester.
Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester.
Baruch said that he is going to teach English Literature next semester.

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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 said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."

The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now
The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.

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