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 said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.
The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.
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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Kannan said to Subha, "I'll return the book after I have read it."

Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.
Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.
Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.
Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read 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. She said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Krishna said to his friends, "Let us go to a movie today".

Krishna proposed to his friends if they would go to a movie that day.
Krishna suggested to his friends that they should go to a movie that day.
Krishna proposed to his friends what if they would go to a movie that day.
Krishna suggested to his friends that let them go to a movie that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The doctor said to the patient, "How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?"

The doctor asked the patient how he is feeling now and if the pain has gone down.
The doctor asked the patient how he was feeling then and if the pain was down.
The doctor asked the patient how he had felt when the pain was gone.
The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.

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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 me, I have often told you not to play with fire.

He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

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