Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for a swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.

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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 his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
He pleaded his father to please increase my 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. He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

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