DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH QUIZ

Martha said, "I am going to Mexico next year."

Martha said that she had been going to Mexico next year.

Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.

Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.

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He said, "If I had the key with me, I could give you the solution".

He told that if he could have the key with him, he would give him/her the solution.

He said if he could have the key with him,he would give him/her the solution.

He said that If he have had the key with him, he could have given him/her the solution.

He said that if he had the key with him, he could give him/her the solution.

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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 says, ''I don't want to play any more."

He says that I didn't want to play any more.

He says that he doesn't want to play any more.

He says that I don't want to play any more.

He says that he didn't want to play any more.

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Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."

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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, "Why didn't you send your application to me ?"

He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.

He enquired why I did not send my application to him.

He enquired why did I not send my application to him.

He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.

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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 , "I saw a book here."

He said that he saw a book here.

He said that he had seen a book there.

He said that he had seen a book here.

He said that he saw a book there.

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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 bade his love goodbye.

He exclaimed, "Goodbye, love".

He wished his love, "Goodbye".

He said, "Goodbye".

He said, "Goodbye, my love".

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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. "Please bring me a glass of water", she said to me.

She requested to bring her a glass of water.

She requested me to bring her a glass of water.

She requested me brought her a glass of water.

She requested me that bring her a glass of water.

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The girl said, "How happy I am!"

The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.

The girl said how happy she was.

The girl said that she is very happy.

The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.

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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. "If you want to smoke,you'll have to go out", said the conductor.

The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.

The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.

The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.

The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.

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