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.
- The boss said to him, “Please tell me what the old man said today.”
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The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.
Correct Option: A
The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.
- They told us that they had waited at the station for a long time.
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They told us, “We waited at the station for a long time”.
Correct Option: A
They told us, “We waited at the station for a long time”.
- 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 girl in the red dress said to me, “Where is the film studio?”
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said to ⇒ asked
where is the film studio ? ⇒ where the film studio was. (assertive)Correct Option: D
said to ⇒ asked
where is the film studio ? ⇒ where the film studio was. (assertive)
- 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 client said to the ticket-seller, “At what time do the counters close?”
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Said to ⇒ asked
At what time do the counters close? ⇒ at what time the counter closed. (Assertive)Correct Option: A
Said to ⇒ asked
At what time do the counters close? ⇒ at what time the counter closed. (Assertive)
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
- The teacher said, ‘What is the matter?’
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The teacher asked what the matter was. (Indirect)
said ⇒ asked
is the matter ⇒ the matter wasCorrect Option: A
The teacher asked what the matter was. (Indirect)
said ⇒ asked
is the matter ⇒ the matter was