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 beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
The beggar said poverty has a great curse.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"

Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until 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. She said to me, "It has been raining heavily and you cannot 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.
She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said, "I must have a computer to computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation."

She said that she could have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she had to have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she would have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she should have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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