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. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys not to play on the grass.
She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
She ordered the boys "Don't play on the grass."
She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The poor examinee said, "0 God, take pity on me."

The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him.
The poor examinee asked God to take pity on him.
The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him.
The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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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. Rajan said, "O that I were a child again!"

Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child again.
Rajan exclaimed with wonder that he was a child again.
Rajan prayed that he were a child again.
Rajan wondered that were he a child again.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Ram asked me, "How much have you paid for this umbrella?"

Ram asked me how much 1 have paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much he had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me whether how much I had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much I had paid for that umbrella.

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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. She said to me, "I'm going shopping. Can I get you something?"

She said she was going shopping and asked if she could get me something.
She said she was going shopping and said to me if I wanted something.
She said she was going shopping and asked as if I wanted something.
She said she is going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

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