DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
     Directions (316–342) : In the fol-   321. “I finished it several days ago,”       (2) The caretaker said that he will
lowing questions, a sentence has been          said Jack.                                  put the key there.
given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the           (1) Jack said that he finished it       (3) The caretaker said that he
four alternatives suggested, select the            several days previously.                would put the key there.
one which best expresses the same              (2) Jack said that he had fin-          (4) The caretaker says that he
sentence in Direct/Indirect.                       ished it several days earlier.          would put the key here.
       (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015        (3) Jack said that he finished it  326. “I shall go tomorrow,” he said.
         Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)          several days earlier.               (1) He said that he would go the
316. He said, “I had a wonderful               (4) Jack said that he finish it             next day.
      dream last night”.
                                                   several days ago.                   (2) He said that he shall go the
      (1) He said that he saw a won-      322. “I gave the packet to Tom, who              next day.
          derful dream last night.             kept it a long time,” said Pame-        (3) He said that he should go to-
      (2) He said that he had seen a           la.                                         morrow.
          wonderful dream yesterday.           (1) Pamela said that she had gave       (4) He said that he would go to-
      (3) He said that last night he had           the packet to Tom, who kept             morrow.
          a wonderful dream.                       it a long time.
      (4) He said that he had a won-                                              327. Walter said, “I cannot do it now”.
                                               (2) Pamela said that she had giv-
          derful dream the previous                                                    (1) Walter says that he cannot
                                                   en the packet to Tom, to keep
          night.                                                                           do it now.
                                                   for a long time.
317. He said, “I am buying a new pen”.         (3) Pamela said that she had giv-       (2) Walter said that he could not
      (1) He said that he bought a new             en the packet to Tom, who               do it now.
          pen.                                     kept it a long time.                (3) Walter says that he cannot do
      (2) He said that he was buying a         (4) Pamela said that she had giv-           it then.
          new pen.                                 en the packet to Tom, who           (4) Walter said that he could not
      (3) He said that he had been                 kept it for long time.                  do it then.
          buying a new pen.               323. “I was digging the garden when     328. The master said that he would
      (4) He said that he is buying a          the doctor arrived,” replied Har-       see me the next day.
          new pen                              ry.                                     (1) “You will be seen by me to-
318. He bade his love goodbye.                 (1) Harry said that he was dig-             morrow,” said the master.
      (1) He said, “Goodbye”.                      ging the garden when the            (2) “1 will see you tomorrow,”
      (2) He wished his love, “Good-               doctor arrived.                         said the master.
          bye”.                                (2) Harry said that he had been         (3) “Tomorrow, I will see you,”
      (3) He exclaimed, “Go odbye,                 digging the garden when the             says the master.
          love”.                                   doctor arrived.                     (4) “I will be seeing you tomor-
      (4) He said, “Goodbye, my love”.         (3) Harry said that he had been             row,” said the master.
319. “You did not return your book                 digging the garden when the
                                                                                  329. Father told Peter to clean his
      yesterday,” said the librarian.              doctor arrive.                      shoes.
      (1) The librarian said that he had       (4) Harry says that he was dig-
                                                                                       (1) “Clean your shoes, Peter,”
          not returned his book the                ging the garden when the
                                                                                           says father.
          previous day.                            doctor arrived.
                                                                                       (2) “Clean your shoes, Peter,” told
      (2) The librarian said that he had  324. “I would have been surprised if
                                                                                           father.
          not returned his book yester-        you had passed the examination,”
                                               said the former master.                 (3) “Clean your shoes, Peter,”
          day.                                                                             asked father.
      (3) The librarian said the book          (1) The former master said that
                                                   it would have surprised him         (4) “Clean your shoes, Peter,”
          not been returned the previ-
                                                   if I had passed.                        said father.
          ous day.
                                               (2) The former master was sur-     330. The girl said, “How happy I am !”
      (4) The librarian said that you had
          not returned your book yes-              prised if I passed the exami-       (1) The girl exclaimed that she
          terday.                                  nation.                                 is very happy.
320. “You are all doing very well,” said       (3) The former master said that         (2) The girl said how happy she
      Mr. Jones.                                   he should be surprised if I         was.
      (1) Mr. Jones said that we are               had passed.                         (3) The girl said that she is very
          all doing well.                      (4) The former master said that             happy.
      (2) Mr. Jones said that they were            he would have been surprised        (4) The girl exclaimed that she
          all doing well.                          if I had passed the examina-
                                                                                           was very happy.
                                                   tion.
      (3) Mr. Jones said that they were                                           331. Mohan says that the teacher is
          all doing very well.            325. “I will put this key here.” said
                                                                                       not at home.
                                               the caretaker.
      (4) Mr. Jones said that you are                                                  (1) Mohan said, “Teacher is not
          all doing very well.                 (1) The caretaker says that he
                                                                                           at home.”
                                                   would put the key there.
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