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

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

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

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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, "I shall be 21 tomorrow".

John said that he would be 21 the following day.
John said that he should be 21 the following day.
John said that I shall be 21 tomorrow.
John said that he would be 21 tomorrow.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He looked at the sky and said, "How beautifully the clouds are floating!"

Looking at the sky he told that the clouds are floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the clouds very beautifully are floating.
He looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.
He looked at the sky and said that the floating clouds are beautiful.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."

My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
My father said that honesty is the best policy.
My father said that honesty was the best policy.
My father stated that honesty was the best policy.

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