DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
       4               DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
       Directions (1–27) : In the fol-         (3) Minu’s brother asked her if         (2) He said that Garima wants
lowing questions, a sentence has been                she had finished her assign-          to take up a job while her
given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out                 ment.                                 husband wanted her to look
of the four alternatives suggested, se-        (4) Minu’s brother asked Minu               after the family.
lect the one which best expresses the                if she has finished her as-       (3) He told that Garima wanted
same sentence in Indirect/Direct                     signment                              to take up a job while her
Speech.                                     5. He says, “I go for a walk every             husband wants her to look
               (SSC Graduate Level Tier-II     morning.”                                   after the family.
                       Exam. 16.09.2012)       (1) He says that he goes for a          (4) He said to Garima that
    1. He said, “Ravi, why are you                   walk every morning.                   though she wanted to take
       sounding so depressed today?”           (2) He said that he used to go              up a job while her husband
       (1) He asked Ravi why did he                                                        wanted her to look after the
                                                     for a walk every morning
           sound so depressed that                                                         family.
                                               (3) He said that he goes for a
           day.                                                                     9. She said, “When I was a child, I
                                                     walk every morning.
       (2) He asked Ravi why he was                                                    wasn’t afraid of ghosts.”
                                               (4) He says he went for a walk
           sounding so depressed that                                                  (1) She said that when she was
                                                     every morning.
           day.                                                                            a child she wasn’t not afraid
                                            6. The Principal said, “Why didn’t             of ghosts.
       (3) He told Ravi why he sound-          you attend the flag hoisting cer-
           ed so depressed today.                                                      (2) She said that when she was
                                               emony, Anuj ?”
       (4) He asked Ravi that why was                                                      a child she hadn’t been
                                               (1) The Principal asked Anuj                afraid of ghosts.
           he sounding so depressed
                                                     why hadn’t he attended the
           that day.                                                                   (3) She said that when she was
                                                     flag hoisting ceremony.               a child she wasn’t afraid of
    2. He asked me, “What time will
                                               (2) The Principal asked to Anuj             ghosts.
       the sun set tomorrow ?”
                                                     why he hadn’t attended the        (4) She said that when she had
       (1) He asked me what time does                flag hoisting ceremony.
           the sun set the next day.                                                       been a child she wasn’t
                                               (3) The Principal asked Anuj                afraid of ghosts.
       (2) He asked me what time the
                                                     why didn’t he attend the flag 10. He said, “Reena, do you want to
           sun would set tomorrow.
                                                     hoisting ceremony.                buy a house in Noida ?”
       (3) He asked me what time the
                                               (4) The Principal asked Anuj            (1) He told Reena if she want-
           sun would set the next day.
                                                     why he didn’t attend the flag         ed to buy a house in Noida.
       (4) He asked me what time                     hoisting ceremony.
           would the sun set the next                                                  (2) He asked that did she want
                                            7. I said to him, “Where have you              to buy a house in Noida.
           day.
                                               lost the pen I brought for you          (3) He asked Reena if she
    3. “Tinu, where have you been all
                                               yesterday ?”                                wants to buy a house in
       these days ?” asked the Principal.
                                               (1) I asked him where he had                Noida.
       (1) The Principal asked Tinu
                                                     lost the pen I had brought        (4) He asked Reena if she want-
           where he had been all those
                                                     him yesterday.                        ed to buy a house in Noida.
           days.
                                               (2) I asked him where he had        11. I said to my friend, “Can I bor-
       (2) The Principal asked Tinu
           where he has been all those               lost the pen I have brought       row your dictionary for one day?”
           days.                                     for him the previous day.         (1) I asked my friend if I could
       (3) The Principal asked Tinu            (3) I asked him where he had                borrow his dictionary for one
           where had he been all those               lost the pen I had brought            day.
           days.                                     for him the previous day.         (2) I asked my friend if I could
       (4) The Principal asked to Tinu         (4) I asked him where had he                borrow your dictionary for
           where was he all those                    lost the pen I had brought            one day.
           days.                                     him the previous day.             (3) I asked my friend if I can
    4. “Have you finished your assign-      8. He said, “Garima wants to take              borrow his dictionary for one
       ment, Minu ?” said her brother.         up a job while her husband                  day.
       (1) Minu’s brother asked Minu           wants her to look after the fam-        (4) I asked my friend that if I
           if you have finished your as-       ily.”                                       can borrow his dictionary for
           signment.                           (1) He said that Garima want-               one day.
       (2) Minu’s brother said to Minu               ed to take up a job while her 12. He said, “Let Hari come with us,
           if she had finished her as-               husband wanted her to look        mother. I’ll take care of him”
           signment.                                 after the family.
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