DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
       (1) The teacher warned me not       217. Moti asked Gangu whether the                  (4) The poor beggar told God to
            to hesitate in clearing my            latter was in his senses.                       have mercy on his soul.
            doubts.                               (1) “Are you senseless, Gangu?”        222. He said to her, “Why didn’t you
       (2) The teacher ordered me not                 asked Moti.                             put on the brakes ?
            to hesitate in clearing my            (2) “Hey Gangu, are you in your             (1) He asked her why she hadn’t
            doubts.                                   senses now ?” asked Moti                    put on the brakes.
       (3) The teacher persuaded me               (3) “Gangu, have you lost your              (2) He asked her why she didn’t
            not to hesitate in clearing my            senses” asked Moti.                         put on the brake.
            doubts.                               (4) “Gangu, are you in your                 (3) He asked her that why she
       (4) The teacher requested me                   senses?” asked Moti                         hadn’t put on the brake.
            not to hesitate in clearing my
                                           218. He said that we are all born to               (4) He told her that why she
            doubts.
                                                  die.                                            hadn’t put on the brake.
 214. He said, “I am glad to be here
                                                  (1) He said, “We have all been         223. She said to me, “I took breakfast
       this evening.”
                                                      born to die.”                           in the morning.”
       (1) He said that he was glad to
                                                  (2) He exclaimed, “We were all              (1) She told me that she took
            be there that evening.
                                                      born to die.”                               breakfast in the morning.
       (2) He said he was glad to be
            here this evening.                    (3) He said, “We were all born to           (2) She told me that she had
                                                      die.”                                       taken breakfast in the
       (3) He says he was glad to be
                                                  (4) He said, “We are all born to                morning.
            here this evening.
       (4) He asked he is glad to be                  die.”                                   (3) She told me that she has
            here this evening.             219. He said to me, “I grew these                      taken breakfast in the
      Directions (215–219) : In the               carrots myself.”                                morning.
following questions, a sentence has               (1) He told me that he grew those           (4) She said to me that she was
been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of                 carrots himself.                            taking b reakfast in the
the four alternatives suggested, select           (2) He told me I grew these                     morning.
the one which best expresses the same                 carrots myself.                    224. John’s father reminded him to
sentence in Indirect/Direct.                      (3) He told me that he grew these           take his umbrella.
             (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry             carrots himself.                        (1) John’s       father       said,
      Operator & LDC Exam. 20.10.2013)            (4) He told me that he had grown                “Remember your umbrella
215. Mrs. Shankar said, “I know what                  those carrots himself.                      John ?”
      it is to be depressed.”                     Directions (220-224) : In the               (2) “Here, i s you r um brel l a
      (1) Mrs. Shankar said that she       following questions, sentence has been                 John,” said his father.
          was knowing what it was to       given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four          (3) “Are you going to take your
          be depressed.                    alternatives suggested, select the one                 umbrella or not ?” said John
      (2) Mrs. Shankar said that she       which best expresses the same                          to his father.
          knew what it was to be           sentence in Indirect/Direct.                       (4) “Don’t forget to take your
          depressed.                           (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator              umbrella, John” said his
      (3) Mrs. Shankar knows what it           & LDC Exam. 27.10.2013, IInd Sitting)              father.
          is to be depressed.               220. Israt said to Irfat, “Let’s go to Puri       Directions (225-229) : In the
      (4) Mrs. Shankar is depressed               for a change.”                        following questions, a sentence has been
          she said.                                                                     given in Direct /Indirect. Out of the four
                                                  (1) Israt proposed to Irfat to go
216. “Who now,” they had asked, “will                 to Puri for a change.             alternatives suggested, select the one
      listen to our troubles and protect                                                which best expresses the same sentence
                                                  (2) Israt suggested to Irfat to go
      us from the crocodiles ?”                                                         in Indirect /Direct.
                                                      to Puri for a change.
      (1) They wanted to know who will                                                               (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
          listen to their troubles and            (3) Israt asked Irfat to go to Puri
                                                                                                           Operator & LDC Exam.
          protect them from the                       for a change.
                                                                                                           10.11.2013, Ist Sitting)
          crocodiles.                             (4) Israt proposed to Irfat that
                                                                                        225. He said, “He took tea in the
      (2) They had wanted to know                     they should go to Puri for a
                                                                                              morning”.
          who would listen to their                   change.
                                                                                              (1) He said that he did take in
          troubles and protect them         221. The poor beggar said, “0 God,
                                                                                                  the morning.
          from the crocodiles.                    have mercy on my soul”.
                                                                                              (2) He said that he had taken tea
      (3) They had wanted to know                 (1) The poor beggar prayed to God
                                                                                                  in the morning.
          who then would listen to their              to have mercy on his soul.
                                                                                              (3) He said that he took in the
          troubles and protect them               (2) The poor beggar, invoking
                                                                                                  morning.
          from the crocodiles.                        God, implored him to have
                                                      mercy on his soul.                      (4) He said that he would take
      (4) They had wanted to know
                                                                                                  tea in the morning.
          who will now listen to their            (3) The poor beggar exclaimed
          troubles and protect them                   that God, have mercy on his       226. He requested the boss to let him
          from the crocodiles.                                                                go on with his project.
                                                      soul.
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