Direct and Indirect Speech
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.

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

my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
my cousin told me that her 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 snored 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 his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"

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.
He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They told him that they would visit his house the next day.
They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.
They told him that they might visit his house the next day.
They said that they will go to his house the next 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. She said, "I must have a computer to computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation."

She said that she would have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she could have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she should have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
She said that she had to have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

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