DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
      (2) “I am bidding you Goodbye.”            (3) The ox said to the dog, “Does  296. Sandy said, “I have already writ-
      (3) He said, “Goodbye, my                      not sit here.”                      ten a letter to my family.”
          friends.”                              (4) The ox said to the dog, “Did        (1) Sandy said that she had al-
      (4) “Goodbye, my friends” he was               not sit here.”                          ready written a letter to her
          saying to them.                   291. He said, “I am writing a poem.”             family.
 287. He exclaimed with joy that their           (1) He said that I am writing a         (2) Sandy said that she wrote a
      team had won the tournament.                   poem.                                   letter to her family.
      (1) He said, “Our team has won             (2) He said that he is writing a        (3) Sandy said that she was writ-
          the tournament.”                           poem.                                   ing a letter to her family.
      (2) He said, “Wow ! Our team won           (3) He said that the poem is be-        (4) Sandy said that she will write
          the tournament.”                           ing written.                            a letter to her family.
      (3) He exclaimed, “Hurrah ! Our            (4) He said that he was writing a  297. You said, “They were busy the
          team has won the tourna-                   poem.                               whole day.”
          ment!”                            292. He said, “Asha washed the               (1) You said that they had
      (4) He said, “Our team won the             clothes.”                                   busy the whole day.
          tournament.”                           (1) He said that Asha washed            (2) You said that they were busy
288. His father said that it was time                the clothes.                            the whole day.
      he visited his uncle.                      (2) He said that clothes were           (3) You said that they had been
      (1) “It was time you visited your              washed by Asha.                         busy the whole day.
          uncle” said his father.                (3) He said that Asha had               (4) You said that they have been
      (2) “It is time you visited my un-             washed the clothes.                     busy the whole day.
          cle” said his father.
                                                 (4) He said that Asha has          298. I said to her, “I will have written
      (3) “It is time you visit your un-             washed the clothes.                 letters.”
          cle” said his father.
                                            293. Martha said, “I am going to Mex-        (1) I told her that she will have
      (4) “It is time you visited your                                                       written letters.
                                                 ico next year.”
          uncle” said his father.
                                                 (1) Martha said that she had            (2) I told her that she would have
     Directions (289-315) : In each of
                                                     been going to Mexico next               written letters.
the following questions, a sentence has
                                                     year.                               (3) I told her that I will have writ-
been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of
the four alternatives suggested, select          (2) Martha said that she was go-            ten letters.
the one which best expresses the same                ing to Mexico next year.            (4) I told her that I would have
sentence in Direct/Indirect.                     (3) Martha said that she had                written letters.
         (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi             gone to Mexico next year.      299. I asked him, “Will you go to Agra
                Police SI Exam. 28.09.2014       (4) Martha said that she will be        tomorrow ?”
                           TF No. 482 RN 5)          going to Mexico next year.          (1) I asked him whether I would
289. The project manager asked Vivek,       294. My mother said to me, “Wish you             go to Agra the next day.
      “How much time will you take to            a happy and prosperous life!’’          (2) I asked hi m whether he
      finish this project ?”                     (1) My mother wished me a hap-              would go to Agra the next day.
      (1) The project manager asked                  py and prosperous life.             (3) I asked him whether you
          Vivek how much time would                                                          would go to Agra the next day.
                                                 (2) My mother told me that I
          he take to finish that project.
                                                     should lead a happy and pros-       (4) I asked him whether he will
      (2) The project manager enquired               perous life.                            go to Agra the next day.
          of Vivek how much time he
                                                 (3) My mother wished that I en-    300. I asked him where he would
          would take to finish that
                                                     joy a happy and prosperous          stay.
          project.
                                                     life.                               (1) I said to him, “Where you will
      (3) The project manager enquired
          of Vivek how much time he              (4) My mother wished that I                 stay ?”
          will be taking to finish that              should be living a happy and        (2) I asked him, “Where will you
          project.                                   prosperous life.                        stay?”
      (4) The project manager asked         295. You said to me, “Why are you talk-      (3) I said to him, “Where I will
          Vivek how much time he                 ing so much ?’’                             stay ?”
          would take to finish this              (1) You asked me why, he was            (4) I said to him, “Where will I
          project.                                   talking so much.                        stay ?”
290. The ox asked the dog not to sit             (2) You asked me why I was         301. He said to his son, “Do not
      there.                                         talking so much.                    smoke.”
      (1) The ox said to the dog, “Not           (3) You asked me why was I talk-        (1) He advised his son do not
          to sit here.”                              ing so much.                            smoke.
      (2) The ox said to the dog, “Do            (4) You asked me why I had been         (2) He advised his son to not
          not sit here.”                             talking so much.                        smoke.
                                                           SEE–373