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  • In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. ?I will make for you the best rice you have ever had,? said the chef.


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  • A. The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever had.
  • B. The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.
  • C. The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever have.
  • D. The chef tells that he would make for him the best rice he has ever had.

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  • The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had. 

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    • 1. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The boss said to the secretary, "Bring the file that I had given to you yesterday."

    • Options
    • A. The boss told the secretary to bring the file that I had given to her the day before.
    • B. The boss told his secretary to bring the file that he gave her yesterday.
    • C. The boss told the secretary to bring the file that he had given to her the day before.
    • D. The boss had told the secretary to bring the file that he had given to her yesterday.
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    • 2. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said to the bankers, "These diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars."

    • Options
    • A. He told the bankers that these diamonds are more valuable then a billion dollars.
    • B. He has told the bankers this that those diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars.
    • C. He told the bankers that those diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars.
    • D. He told the bankers that those diamonds were more valuable than a billion dollars.
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    • 3. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The pilgrim said to me, "When you go down the street you will see the temple to your right."

    • Options
    • A. The pilgrim tells me that when I go down the street I will see the temple to my right.
    • B. The pilgrim told me that when I went down the street I would see the temple to my right.
    • C. The pilgrim told me that then I go down the street I would see the temple to my right.
    • D. The pilgrim tells me that when I would be going down the street I will be seeing the temple to my right.
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    • 4. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to the shopkeeper, "My favourite colour is yellow."

    • Options
    • A. She informs the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow.
    • B. She told the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow.
    • C. She told the shopkeeper that her favourite colour was yellow.
    • D. She tells the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow.
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    • 5. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My friend said to me, "I think she will not accept your proposal."

    • Options
    • A. My friend told me that he thought that she would not accept my proposal.
    • B. My friend says to me that he thinks that she will not accept my proposal.
    • C. My friend told me that he thinks that she will not be accepting my proposal.
    • D. My friend told me that that he thought she would not be accepting my proposal.
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    • 6. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "I always drink warm water in the morning," she said to me.

    • Options
    • A. She said to me that she always drinks warm water in the morning.
    • B. She said to me she always drank warm water in the morning.
    • C. She said to me she always drinks warm water in the morning.
    • D. She said to me that she always drank warm water in the morning.
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    • 7. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My wife said to me, "This is a beautiful necklace!"

    • Options
    • A. My wife told me that that was a beautiful necklace.
    • B. My wife told me this that was a beautiful necklace.
    • C. My wife told me that that is a beautiful necklace.
    • D. My wife told me this that is a beautiful necklace.
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    • 8. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to me, "I always drink a cup of green tea as soon as I get up."

    • Options
    • A. She told me that she always drank a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
    • B. She told me that she always drunk a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
    • C. She had told me that she always drinks a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
    • D. She told me that she always drank a cup of green tea as soon as she would be getting up.
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    • 9. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to him, "I can run faster than you."

    • Options
    • A. She told him that she could run faster than him.
    • B. She said to him that she can run faster than him.
    • C. She told him that she could be running faster than him.
    • D. She has told him that she can run faster than him.
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    • 10. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Zenab said to me, ?My father is a dentist.?

    • Options
    • A. Zenab says to me that her father has been a dentist.
    • B. Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.
    • C. Zenab says to me that that her father is a dentist.
    • D. Zenab says this to me that her father was a dentist.
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