Direct and Indirect Speech
"We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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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. "Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.

He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

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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, "Oh, that I had the wings of a bird".

He wished that he could have the wings of a bird.
He proposed to have the wrings of a bird.
He wished that he might have the wings of a bird.
He wished that he had the wings of a bird.

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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. The teacher said, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."

The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.
The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now

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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 to me, "Why are you talking so much?"

You asked me why I was talking so much.
You asked me why he was talking so much.
You asked me why I had been talking so much.
You asked me why was I talking so much.

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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. Vinay told me that he had been writing a letter the day before.

Vinay said, "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Vinay said, "I will write a letter today."
Vinay said, "I had been writing a letter yesterday. "
Vinay said, "I will write a letter tomorrow."

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