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

He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
He said 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.
He asked 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. Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."

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

He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The Manager said, "Well, what can I do for you?"

The Manager said that he couldn't do anything for him.
The Manager asked what he could do for him.
The Manager wondered what he could do for him.
The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.

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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, "Let me have some tea."

He wished that he might have some tea.
He wished that he will have some tea.
He asked us to let him have some tea.
He said to let him have some tea.

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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 last thing I want for my daughter is a boy who drinks !" said Brinda.

Brinda complained that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank.
Brinda told that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
Brinda said that the last thing she would want for her daughter was a boy who drank.

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