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

She said 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 exclaimed with sorrow 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. "I'm tired," he says every evening.

Every day in the evening he is getting tired.
He is getting tired every evening.
Every evening he says (that) he is tired.
Every evening he says that he was getting tired.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Thomas said that he would meet Andy the following Monday and asked if 1 O'clock suited him.

Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I am going to meet you the following Monday. Does 1 O'clock suit you?"
Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I would meet you the following Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"
Thomas said to Andy,"Andy,I will have to meet you the following Monday. Is 1 O'clock suiting you?"
Thomas said to Andy, "I will meet you the next Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.

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

He said you should be quite and listen to his words.
He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.

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