Direct and Indirect Speech
She wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"
She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"
"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.

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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. My brother said that honesty is the best policy.

My brother said, "Honesty is the best policy."
My brother told me, "Honesty is the best policy."
My brother said that, "Honesty is the best policy."
My brother said, "Honesty was the best policy."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.

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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. You said, "They were busy the whole day."

You said that they were busy the whole day.
You said that they have been busy the whole day.
You said that they had been busy the whole day.
You said that they had busy the whole day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.
The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.
The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.

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