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, "Students, we live in deeds, not in years."

The teacher said to students we live in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said to the students that we lived in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said to the students that we live in deeds, not in years.
The teacher said that we live in deeds, not in years.

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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 his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"

He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.
He asked his servant why he was so lazy that 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. Ram asked me, "How much have you paid for this umbrella?"

Ram asked me how much he had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much I had paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me how much 1 have paid for that umbrella.
Ram asked me whether how much I had paid for that umbrella.

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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 man said, "No, I refused to confers guilt."

The man refused to confers his guilt.
The man told that he did not confers guilt.
The man was stubborn enough to confers guilt.
The man emphatically refused to confers guilt.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said to her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."

She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.
She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.
She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.

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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. My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."

my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

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