Direct and Indirect Speech
He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

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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, "I had a wonderful dream last night".

He said that last night he had a wonderful dream.
He said that he had had a wonderful dream the previous night.
He said that he had seen a wonderful dream yesterday.
He said that he saw a wonderful dream last night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys."

The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.
The teacher said that they boys should be quiet.
The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quiet.
The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.

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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 government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

The government has announced taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would raised.
The government has announced that taxes will be raised.
The government has announced that taxes would be raised.

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

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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 told 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 said that the last thing she would want for her daughter was a boy who drank.

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