Direct and Indirect Speech
You said to me, "Why are you talking so much?"

You asked me why he was talking so much.
You asked me why I 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
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

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

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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 asked his teacher, "Need I read this chapter?"

He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.

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