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. They said, "It was raining heavily,when they came out of the theatre."

They said that it had been raining heavily, when they came out of the theatre.
They said that it had been raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it rained when they had come out of the theatre.
They said that it was raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.

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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, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day.
The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.
The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back.
The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."

The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.
The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.
The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.
The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.

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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 poor examine said,"O God, take pity on me."

The poor examine exclaimed that God take pity on him.
The poor examine asked God to take pity on him.
The poor examine, involving God, implored him to take pity on him.
The poor examine prayed God to take pity on him.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.

He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.

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