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
"You did not return your book yesterday," said the librarian.

The librarian said that you had not returned you 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.
The librarian said that he had not returned his book yesterday.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said to Dhiru, "I am planning to leave tomorrow".

She advised Dhiru that she was planning to leave next day.
She told Dhiru that she is planning to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she had planned to leave the next day.
She told Dhiru that she was planning to leave the next 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. He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

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

The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes 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. "Please bring me a glass of water", she said to me.

She requested me to bring her a glass of water.
She requested me brought her a glass of water.
She requested to bring her a glass of water.
She requested me that bring her a glass of water.

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