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, "Why can't you come to school on time, Reema ?"

The teacher asked Reema why she couldn't come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why couldn't she come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why she can't come to school on time.
The teacher asked Reema why can't she come to school on time.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "What a lovely voice she has!"

He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
My cousin said, "My room-mate snored throughout the night."

My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
My cousin said that her room-mate had snored 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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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 her, "Where is she going?"

He said where she was going.
He wants to know where she was going.
He wanted to know where she is going.
He asked her where she was going.

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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 wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked.
She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"
She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."

Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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