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. "If you want to smoke,you'll have to go out", said the conductor.

The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.
The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.
The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.
The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.

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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, "Can you sing?" And I said, "No".

I denied, when he asked me if I could sing.
He asked me if I could sing and I said no.
He asked me that could I sing and I refused.
He asked me if I could sing and I said that I couldn't.

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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 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 he had been 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.

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

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