Direct and Indirect Speech
You said, "They were busy the whole day."

You said that they have been busy the whole day.
You said that they were busy the whole day.
You said that they had busy the whole day.
You said that they had been busy the whole day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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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. Walter said, 'I cannot do it now.'

Walter said that he could not do it then.
Walter says that he cannot do it then.
Walter says that he cannot do it now.
Walter says that he could not do it now.

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