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. "You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
I asked him, "Will you go to Agra tomorrow?"

I asked him whether I would go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether he will go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether you would go to Agra the next day.
I asked him whether he would go to Agra the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The poor examine said,"O God, take pity on me."

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

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."

The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.
The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.

The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The sage said, "God helps those who help themselves."

The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.

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