DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
    (1) John said that he would             (2) His new employer asked him          (3) I warned him to be careful and
        be 21 tomorrow.                          whether he has done this sort          steps were very slippery.
    (2) John said that he would be               of work before.                    (4) I told him to be careful and
        21 the following day.               (3) His new employer asked him              the steps are very slippery.
    (3) John said that he should be              whether he had done that sort  250. The old lady declared that she
        21 the following day.                    of work before.                     was going to walk where she
    (4) John said that I shall be 21        (4) His new employer asked him           pleased. They had the liberty.
        tomorrow.                                whether he had done this sort      (1) The old lady said that, “I was
240. She asked, “Is the secretary                of work before.                        going to walk where I pleased.
     coming to the meeting ?”           245. Rahul says that Azhar loves                They have the liberty”.
    (1) She     asked      that     the      cricket.                               (2) The old lady : “1 am going to
        secretary was coming to the         (1) Rahul said, “Azhar loves                walk where I please. We have
        meeting.                                 cricket”.                              the liberty”.
    (2) She asked that if the secretary     (2) Rahul said, “Azhar lo ved           (3) The old lady : “I was going to
        was coming to the meeting.               cricket”.                              walk where I pleased. They
    (3) She asked if the secretary is                                                   have the liberty”.
                                            (3) Rahul says, “Az har loved
        coming to the meeting.                   cricket”.                          (4) The old lady : “I am going to
    (4) She asked if the secretary was                                                  walk where I pleased. They
                                            (4) Rahul says, “Azhar lo ves
        coming to the meeting.                                                          had the liberty”.
                                                 cricket”.
241. The convict said, “Let me speak                                            251. The teacher asked me why I had
                                        246. “I came home last night”, said          been absent the day before.
     freely please”.                         he.
    (1) The convict suggested that he                                               (1) The teacher asked me, “Why
                                            (1) He told that he had come                were you absent yesterday ?”
        must be allowed to speak
                                                 home last night.
        freely.                                                                     (2) The teacher asked me, “Why
                                            (2) He said that he came home               are you absent yesterday ?’’
    (2) The convict requested that he
                                                 last night.                        (3) The teacher asked me, “Why
        must be allowed to speak
        freely.                             (3) He said that he had come                are you absent the day before ?’’
                                                 home the previous night.           (4) The teacher asked me, “Were
    (3) The convict requested that he
        be allowed to speak freely.         (4) He says that he came home               you absent the day before ?”
    (4) The convict proposed that he             the previous night.            252. Mr Robinson asked his son what
        might be allowed to speak       247. The beggar said, “Poverty is a          he wanted to be when he grew
        freely.                              great curse”.                           up.
242. Ni sha told Monica, “What a            (1) The beggar said poverty has         (1) “My son,” said Mr Robinson,
     beautiful dress you are wearing!’’          a great curse.                         “what will you be when you
    (1) Nisha exclaimed that Monica         (2) The beggar said that poverty            grow up ?’
        was wearing a very beautiful             is a great curse.                  (2) ‘‘My son,” said Mr Robinson,
        dress.                              (3) The beggar said that poverty            “what do you want to be when
    (2) Nisha exclaimed that it is a             was a great curse.                     you grow up ?”
        very beautiful dress.               (4) The beggar said that poverty        (3) Mr Robinson said, “My son,
    (3) Nisha exclaimed that Monica              had been a great curse.                what did you want to be when
        is wearing a very beautiful                                                     you grew up ?”
                                        248. “If you want to smoke, you’ll have
        dress.                                                                      (4) Mr Robinson said, “My son,
                                             to go out”, said the conductor.
    (4) Nisha told Monica that was                                                      what would you be when you
                                            (1) The conductor ordered me to
        a beautiful dress.                                                              grow up ?”
                                                 go out and smoke.
243. “Call the witness”, said the                                               253. The boys respectfully wished
     magistrate.                            (2) The conductor said that if I/        their teacher good morning.
                                                 he wanted to smoke, I/he
    (1) The magistrate requested to                                                 (1) “Good morning,” said the boys
                                                 would have to go out.
        call the witness.                                                               to their teacher.
    (2) The magistrate begged for           (3) The conductor told me that
                                                                                    (2) “Good morning,” said the boys
        calling the witness.                     smoking is not permitted in            to the teacher.
                                                 the bus.
    (3) The magistrate ordered to call                                              (3) “Good morning, Madam,”
        the witness.                        (4) The conductor told me that I            said the boys to the teacher.
    (4) The magistrate prayed to                 will have to go out and smoke.
                                                                                    (4) “Good morning, Madam,”
        call the witness.               249. “Be careful; the steps are very            said the boys to their teacher.
244. “Have you done this sort of work        slippery”, I warned him.           254. She said, “I am sorry, I am not
     before ?” said his new employer.       (1) I warned him to be careful as        able to submit those papers”.
    (1) His new employer asked him               the steps were very slippery.      (1) She said she was sorry, she
        whether he has done that sort       (2) I warned him to be careful as           is not able to submit those
        of work before.                          the steps are very slippery.           papers.
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