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 to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"

He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.

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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 if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to 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. She said to me, "I'm going shopping. Can I get you something?"

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

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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. "What a terrible storm it is!" he said.

He exclaimed that it has been a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it will be a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it is a terrible storm.
He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."

The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.

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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. Vissu said, "We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa."

Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.

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