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 mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.

The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
The mother said to her son, "Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
The mother said to her son to "be careful."

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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. "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. His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.

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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 a swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My 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.
My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.

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