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 asked me why I had been absent the day before.

The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?"
The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?"
The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?"
The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Naren said, "Why are you still waiting here, Binod?"

Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.
Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"You did not return your book yesterday," said the librarian.

The librarian said that he had not returned his book the previous day.
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 yesterday.

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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 Principal asked me whether I had informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before.

The Principal said to me, "Have I informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before?"
The Principal said to me, "Have you informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday?"
The Principal said to me, "Did I inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before?"
The Principal said to me,"Did you inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday?"

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

He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
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.

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