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 wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"
"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.

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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. "What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.

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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. Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Don't hesitate to clear your doubts," the teacher said.

The teacher requested me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher ordered me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher warned me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate snored throughout the night."

My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.
My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

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