Change of Speech
Direction: In each of the following questions, 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, “Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.”
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He said that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward stiuations when he was living in South Africa.
Correct Option: A
He said that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward stiuations when he was living in South Africa.
- She says, “I keep at an arm’s length, all those who try to flatter me.”
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She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.
Correct Option: D
She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.
- You said, “My parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet”.
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You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.
Correct Option: B
You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.
- Your father said to me,“I should not have given my daughter such a long rope.”
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Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.
Correct Option: B
Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.
- He said, “Do as you wish, but don’t come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties.”
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He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.
Correct Option: B
He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.
