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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The clerk said to the visitor,"Shall I ask these people to wait for you?"
Options- A. The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.
- B. The clerk asked the visitor if he shall ask these people to said for him.
- C. The clerk asked the visitor if he had asked those people to wait for him.
- D. The clerk told the visitor that he should ask these people to wait for him.
- Correct Answer
- The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. I said to you,"He should not be trusted."
Options- A. I said to you do not trust him.
- B. I told you that he cannot be trusted.
- C. I told you he shall not be trusted.
- D. I told you that he should not be trusted. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The teacher said,"Tell me students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?"
Options- A. The teacher asked the students what they learnt from the lectures that week.
- B. The teacher asked the students to tell him what they learnt from the lectures that week.
- C. The teacher wanted to know what the students learnt from the lectures that week.
- D. The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said,"She had been weeping for an hour."
Options- A. He says that she was weeping for an hour.
- B. He said that she was weeping for an hour.
- C. He said that she has been weeping for an hour.
- D. He said that she had been weeping for an hour. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The boss said to him,"Please tell me what the old man said today."
Options- A. The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.
- B. The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said today.
- C. The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said that day.
- D. The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said today. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They told us that they had waited at the station for a long time.
Options- A. They told us "We waited at the station for a long time".
- B. They told us "We had been waiting at the station for a long time".
- C. They told us "We are waiting at the station for a long time".
- D. They told us "We wait at the station for a long time." Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Robin said to Peg, "Are you listening? Don't be thick."
Options- A. Robin asked Peg if he was listening and advised him not to be thick.
- B. Robin told Peg to listen to him and not to be thick.
- C. Peg was asked to listen to Robin and not to be thick.
- D. Robin invited Peg to listen and not to be thick. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Mother told me that I should listen to her first and then do anything as I pleased.
Options- A. Mother said to me, "I should listen to me first and then do anything I please."
- B. Mother said to me, "He should listen to her first and then do anything he pleases."
- C. Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything I pleased."
- D. Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please." Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said,"They will be using my car for the trip."
Options- A. He said that they would be using my car for the trip.
- B. He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
- C. He said that we will be using his car for the trip.
- D. He said that they will be using my car for the trip. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The wayfarer said to me, "Do you know the way to the Asiad village?"
Options- A. The wayfarer asked me if I did know the way to the Asiad village.
- B. The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
- C. The wayfarer asked me if he knew the way to the Asiad village.
- D. The wayfarer asked me that if I knew the way to the Asiad village. Discuss
- 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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He has just said, "My son will be back on Friday."
Options- A. He has just said that my son will be back on Friday.
- B. He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.
- C. He has just said that his son shall be back on Friday.
- D. He has just said that his son would have been back next Friday. Discuss
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Correct Answer: I told you that he should not be trusted.
Correct Answer: The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.
Correct Answer: He said that she had been weeping for an hour.
Correct Answer: The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.
Correct Answer: They told us "We waited at the station for a long time".
Correct Answer: Robin asked Peg if he was listening and advised him not to be thick.
Correct Answer: Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please."
Correct Answer: He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
Correct Answer: The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
Correct Answer: He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.
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