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

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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 teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
I said to the boy, "Will you step with me into the garden?"

I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden.
I requested the boy to step with me in the garden.
I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.
I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Krishna said to his friends, "Let us go to a movie today".

Krishna suggested to his friends that let them go to a movie that day.
Krishna proposed to his friends if they would go to a movie that day.
Krishna proposed to his friends what if they would go to a movie that day.
Krishna suggested to his friends that they should go to a movie that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.

He said that he didn't know the way and did I know it.
He asked me if I knew the way which he didn't.
He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.

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