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 her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."

She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Students, we live in deeds, not in years."

The teacher said to the students that we lived in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said that we live in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said to students we live in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said to the students that we live in deeds, not in years.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Why didn't you send your application to me ?"

He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.

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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 project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"

The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.
The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.
The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.
The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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