Direct and Indirect Speech
The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.

The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease. "
The Captain said, "You can stand at ease. "
The Captain said, "These men need to stand at ease."
The Captain commanded, "Men, stand at ease."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You did not return your book yesterday," said the librarian.

The librarian said that you had not returned you book yesterday.
The librarian said that he had not returned his book the previous day.
The librarian said the book not been returned the previous day.
The librarian said that he had not returned his book yesterday.

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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, 'What are you doing?"

He asked me what I was doing.
He asked me what I am doing.
He said to me what I was doing.
He asked me what am I doing.

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