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 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.
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.

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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. The policeman said to the violent crowd,"Stop all this or you will be arrested."

The policeman said to the violent crowd to stop all this or be arrested.
The policeman said to the violent crowd that they should stop or else be arrested.
The policeman advised the violent crowd to stop or else be arrested.
The policeman ordered the violent crowd to stop all that or they would be arrested.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You did not return your book yesterday," said the librarian.

The librarian said that you had not returned you book yesterday.
The librarian said that he had not returned his book yesterday.
The librarian said the book not been returned the previous day.
The librarian said that he had not returned his book the previous 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. John said to me, "Do you play cricket?"

John asked me whether I played cricket.
John asked me whether he played cricket.
John told me whether he played cricket.
John asked me whether I play cricket.

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

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Where shall I be this time next year!"

He asked that where should he be that time next year.
He wondered where he would be that time the following year.
He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year.
He wondered where he should be that time the next year.

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