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. 'I'll take a quick nap here in this soft grass', said the hare.

The hare said he will take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
The hare said that I will take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
The hare said that he would take a quick nap here in this soft grass.
The hare said that he would take a quick nap there in that soft grass.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

John asked me where I have been the previous night.
John asked me where I had been the previous night.
John asked me where had I been the previous night.
John asked me where I am the previous night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Gavaskar said, "Bravo! Azhar, you have done well."

Gavaskar congratulated Azhar, saying that he had done well.
Gavaskar called Azhar and exclaimed that he had done well.
Gavaskar exclaimed with joy that Azhar had done well.
Gavaskar praised Azhar for his having done well.

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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. "Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."

The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."

The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said to me, "It has been raining heavily and you cannot go".

She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.

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