DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
      (1) He said to the boss, “You               (1) Suresh said to Prasad, “Did     the one which best expresses the
          better let me go on with my                 you watched the cricket         same sentence in Direct/Indirect as
          project”.                                   match on television last        your answer.
      (2) He told the boss, “Please go                night?”                                (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014)
          on with my project”.                    (2) Suresh asked Prasad, “Did       235. She said to me, “It has been
      (3) He said to the boss, “Let me                you watch the cricket match          raining heavily and you cannot
          go on with my project please”.              on television previous night?”       go”.
      (4) He told the boss, “Go on with           (3) Suresh asked Prasad, “Have          (1) She told me that it had been
          my project please”.                         you watched the cricket                  raining heavily and I could not
227. I told her, “It was raining last                 match on television last                 go.
      night when you left”.                           night?”                             (2) She told me that it was raining
      (1) I told her that it had been             (4) Suresh said to Prasad, “Did              heavily and I could not go.
          raining the previous night                  you watch the cricket match         (3) She told me that it has been
          when she had left.                          on television last night?”               raining heavily and I could not
      (2) I told her that it has raining     231. Father said to me, “You are idling           go.
          last night when she left.               away your time.”                        (4) She told me that it is raining
      (3) I told her that it has been             (1) Father told me that you were             heavily and I could not go.
          raining the night before when               idling away your time.          236. John said to me, “Where have
          she left.                                                                        you been last night ?”
                                                  (2) Father told me that I was
      (4) I told her that it had been                 idling away my time.                (1) John asked me where had I
          raining last nght when she
                                                  (3) Father told me that I am idling          been the previous night.
          had left.
                                                      away my time.                       (2) John asked me where I have
228. He said, “I shall try to bring you
                                                  (4) Father told me that you are              been the previous night.
      the books tomorrow”.
                                                      idling away your time.              (3) John asked me where I am
      (1) He said that he should try to
                                             232. The captain said to his men, “Fall           the previous night.
          bring me the books the next
          day.                                    into line.”                             (4) John asked me where I had
      (2) He said that he would try to            (1) The captain said to his men              been the previous night.
          bring me the books the next                 that they can fall into line.   237. “I’m taking my children to the zoo
          day.                                    (2) The captain commanded his            tomorrow”, she said, “to see the
      (3) He said that he would try to                men to fall into line.               baby white tiger”.
          bring me the books tomorrow.            (3) The captain warned his men          (1) She said that she will take the
      (4) He said that he should try to               to fall into line.                       children to the zoo to see the
          bring me the books tomorrow.                                                         baby white tiger tomorrow.
                                                  (4) The captain told his men that
229. He said, “Alas ! The little puppy                they should fall into line.         (2) She said that she would take
      is run over by the car”.                                                                 the children to the zoo the
                                             233. The priest said, “May God
      (1) He exclaimed, alas, the little                                                       next day to see the baby white
                                                  pardon this sinner !”
          puppy was run over by the                                                            tiger.
                                                  (1) The priest prayed that God
          the car.                                                                        (3) She said that she was taking
                                                      would pardon this sinner.                her children to the zoo the
      (2) He exclaimed sadly that the
          little puppy was run over by            (2) The priest prayed that God               next day to see the baby white
          the car.                                    might pardon that sinner.                tiger.
      (3) He exclaimed sadly that the             (3) The priest prayed if God will       (4) She said that she was taking
          little puppy had been run                   pardon that sinner.                      the children to the zoo that day
          over by the car.                        (4) The priest said that God                 to see the baby white tiger.
      (4) He exclaimed sadly that the                 might pardon the sinner.        238. She said, “Mother, please cook
          little puppy is run over by the    234. Ashmita advised me to go and             me something nice today”.
          car.                                    see a doctor.                           (1) She told her mother to cook
       Directions (230-234) : In the              (1) “Shouldn’t you go and see a              her something nice today.
following questions, a sentence has                   doctor ?” asked Ashmita.            (2) She ordered her mother to
been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of             (2) “You should go and see a                 cook her something nice that
the four alternatives suggested, select               doctor,” said Ashmita.                   day.
the one which best expresses the same                                                     (3) She requested her mother to
                                                  (3) Ashmita asked me, “Will you
sentence in Indirect/Direct.                                                                   cook her something nice that
                                                      go and see a doctor ?”
             (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry                                                      day.
                   Operator & LDC Exam.           (4) Ashmita told me, “Go and see
                  10.11.2013, IInd Sitting)           a doctor.”                          (4) She asked her mother if she
                                               Directions (235-261) : In the                   could cook her something nice
 230. Suresh asked Prasad whether
                                            following questions, a sentence has                that day.
       he had watched the cricket
       match on television the previous     been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of     239. John said, “I shal l be 21
       night.                               the four alternatives suggested, select        tomorrow”.
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