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- Question 1 of 27
1. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“Are you alone, my son?” asked a soft voice close behind me.
Hint
“Are you alone, my son?” asked a soft voice close behind me.
A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone. - Question 2 of 27
2. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”
Hint
She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”
She asked him why he did not go that day. - Question 3 of 27
3. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“If you don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you”, he said to her in a calm voice.
Hint
“If you don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you”, he said to her in a calm voice.
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet. - Question 4 of 27
4. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
I told him that he was not working hard.
Hint
I told him that he was not working hard.
I said to him, “you are not working hard.” - Question 5 of 27
5. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
Hint
His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
His father said, “go to your room and study.” - Question 6 of 27
6. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He said to his father, “Please increase my pocket money.”
Hint
He said to his father, “Please increase my pocket money.”
He requested his father to increase his pocket money. - Question 7 of 27
7. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
She said that her brother was getting married.
Hint
She said that her brother was getting married.
She said, “my brother is getting married.” - Question 8 of 27
8. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“What did you eat for breakfast today?” the doctor asked the patient.
Hint
“What did you eat for breakfast today?” the doctor asked the patient.
The doctor asked the patient what he had eaten for breakfast that day. - Question 9 of 27
9. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
The employer said to him, “I shall pay your wages tomorrow.”
Hint
The employer said to him, “I shall pay your wages tomorrow.”
The employer told him that he would pay his wages the next, day. - Question 10 of 27
10. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“Why are you looking through the keyhole?” I said.
Hint
“Why are you looking through the keyhole?” I said.
I asked him why he was looking through the keyhole. - Question 11 of 27
11. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“How cruel the boss is!” said the clerk.
Hint
“How cruel the boss is!” said the clerk.
The clerk exclaimed that the boss was very cruel. - Question 12 of 27
12. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
My husband said to me, “Wait for me outside.”
Hint
My husband said to me, “Wait for me outside.”
My husband told me to wait for him outside. - Question 13 of 27
13. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
Gita said, “This is my book”.
Hint
Gita said, “This is my book”.
Gita said that this was her book. - Question 14 of 27
14. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He said to me, “I am sorry to hear that you have lost your dog.”
Hint
He said to me, “I am sorry to hear that you have lost your dog.”
He sympathised with me on hearing I had lost my dog.
Change ‘your’ into ‘my’. - Question 15 of 27
15. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He replied, “I have promised to reward my servants.”
Hint
He replied, “I have promised to reward my servants.”
He replied that he had promised to reward his servants.
Use past perfect tense, change ‘my’ into ‘his’. - Question 16 of 27
16. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“This is the best book I’ve ever read,” the professor told the class.
Hint
“This is the best book I’ve ever read,” the professor told the class.
The professor told the class that this was the best book he had ever read.
Use past perfect tense in the reported speech. - Question 17 of 27
17. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
“It is a pleasure to do business with you.”, He said.
Hint
“It is a pleasure to do business with you.”
He said that it was a pleasure to do business with me.
Use simple past tense, and change ‘you’ into ‘me’. - Question 18 of 27
18. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
The Colonel said to the soldier, “next month, you will be promoted.”
Hint
The Colonel said to the soldier, “next month, you will be promoted.”
The Colonel told the soldier he would be promoted the following month.
Change ‘said to’ into ‘told, you into ‘he’, ‘next month’ into ‘the following month’. - Question 19 of 27
19. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He said to his friends, “let us go out.”
Hint
He said to his friends, “let us go out.”
He proposed to his friends that they should go out.
Change ‘said to’ into ‘proposed to’, ‘us’ into ‘they’. - Question 20 of 27
20. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
The teacher said, “the earth revolves around the sun.”
Hint
The teacher said, “the earth revolves around the sun.” (universal truth statements)
The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
We don’t change the tense of the universal truth statements. - Question 21 of 27
21. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
Monica said, “I will watch a horror movie tonight”.
Hint
Monica said, “I will watch a horror movie tonight”.
Monica said that she would watch a horror movie that night.
Use conjunction ‘that’, change pronoun ‘I’ into ‘she’, and ‘tonight’ into ‘that night’. - Question 22 of 27
22. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
The boys are sure to say, “We are going by ourselves.”
Hint
The boys are sure to say, “We are going by ourselves.”
The boys will say that they were going by themselves.
Use conjunction ‘that’. Change ‘we’ into ‘they’. - Question 23 of 27
23. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
Anaya said, “I am busy now”.
Hint
Anaya said, “I am busy now”.
Anaya said that he was busy then.
Use conjunction ‘that’; change ‘I’ into ‘She’ and ‘now’ into ‘then’. - Question 24 of 27
24. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
Hint
Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.” (universal truth statements)
Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
Use conjunction ‘that’. We don’t change the tense of the universal truth statements. - Question 25 of 27
25. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He said to me, “where are you going?”
Hint
He said to me, “where are you going?”
He asked me where I was going.
Change ‘said to’ into ‘asked’, you into ‘I’, and write a sentence in statement form. - Question 26 of 27
26. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
My friend said to me, “Beware of cheats.”
Hint
My friend said to me, “Beware of cheats.”
My friend told me to beware of cheats.
Change ‘said to’ into ‘told, use infinitive ‘to’. - Question 27 of 27
27. Question
Which one best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech?
He said, “Please give me another chance”.
Hint
He said, “Please give me another chance”.
He requested that another chance should be given to him.
Change pronoun ‘me’ into ‘him’. Use’ requested’.