Direct and Indirect Speech
You said, "They were busy the whole day."

You said that they had been busy the whole day.
You said that they have been busy the whole day.
You said that they had busy the whole day.
You said that they were busy the whole day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said,"Mother,please cook me something nice today".

She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
She told her mother to cook her something nice today.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys."

The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.
The teacher said that they boys should be quiet.
The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quiet.
The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.

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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. John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

John asked me where I had been the previous night.
John asked me where had I been the previous night.
John asked me where I am the previous night.
John asked me where I have been the previous 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. The beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
The beggar said poverty has a great curse.

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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. They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They said that they will go to his house the next day.
They told him that they might visit his house the next day.
They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.
They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

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