Change of Speech


Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect as your answer.

  1. He said, “I was doing it.”









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    Correct Option: A


  1. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.









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    Correct Option: B



  1. She asked me if I was going to college.









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    Correct Option: B


  1. I said, “Water is essential for life.”









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    There is no change in I.S., when it is a Universal Fact.

    Correct Option: D


    There is no change in I.S., when it is a Universal Fact.



  1. “Come home early” said MrMatthew to his clerk.









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    In order, towill be used in I.S.

    Correct Option: C


    In order, towill be used in I.S.