Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 377

DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
438. I said to him, “You are wrong.” (3) My sister said that they would (3) My mother said what did you
(1) I told him that he was wrong. contact me as soon as they eat last night.
(2) I said that he was wrong. will finish the job. (4) My mother questioned me
(3) I told him that he is wrong. (4) My sister told to me that they what I ate last night.
(4) I told him how wrong he was. would contact me as soon as 448. He asks which chair he is to sit
they would finish the job. on.
Directions (439-465) : In each of
the following questions, a sentence has 443. Sheela reassured me,”I can come (1) He said,”Which chair am I to
been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. tonight.” sit on?”
Out of the four alternatives suggested, (1) Sheela told me I could come (2) He asked,”Which chair he is
select the one which best expresses that night. to sit on?”
the same sentence in Indirect/Direct (2) Sheela told me that she could (3) “Which chair am I to sit on?”
Speech. come that night. asks he.
(SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE) (3) Sheela told me she could come (4) He said,”Which chair should
Exam. 30.11.2016) tomorrow evening. I sit on?”
439. He said that she was coming (4) Sheela told me she could will 449. The boss said, “Please give me
that year. come that night. the latest reports.”
(1) He said,”She will come this 444. I said to you,”I can not be blamed (1) The boss said to please give
year.” for this.” the latest reports.
(2) He said,”She is coming this (1) I told you that you could not (2) The boss wanted to please the
year.” be blamed for that. latest reports.
(3) He said,”Come this year.” (2) I told you that I could not be (3) The boss wanted the latest
(4) He said,”She was coming that blamed for that. reports, please.
year.” (4) The boss requested for the
(3) I said you that I can not be
440. My mother says,”I have often latest reports.
blamed for this.
told you not to play with fire.” 450. They said to me, “Bring these
(4) I said to you that I can not be
(1) My mother has often told me books upstairs.”
blamed for this.
not to play with fire. (1) They ordered me to bring
445. The father said to the son,”Why
(2) My mother said that I should those books upstairs.
do you not start preparing for the
not play with fire. (2) They implored me to take
examination this month?
(3) My mother says that she has those books upstairs.
(1) The father asked the son that
often told me not to play with (3) They suggested me to take
why did he not start preparing
fire. those books upstairs.
for the examination this
(4) My mother says that she often (4) They asked me bring the books
month?
tells me not to play with fire. upstairs.
(2) The father told the son why
441. The teacher said to the 451. She said,“I’ve been in this school
he did not prepare for the
student,”Why were you absent since 1998.”
examination that month.
yesterday?” (1) She said that she had been in
(3) The father enquired of the son
that school since 1998.
(1) The teacher asked the student why he did not start preparing
why had been he absent the (2) She said that she have been
for the examination this
previous day. in this school since 1998.
month.
(2) The teacher asked the student (3) She said that she was in this
(4) The father asked the son why
why had he been absent the school since 1998.
he did not start preparing for
previous day. (4) She said that she was being
the examination that month.
(3) The teacher informed the in that school since 1998.
446. He said, “How can a Zebra talk?’’
student that why he had been 452. “Are you the same person I met
(1) He wondered how a Zebra in the park?” I asked.
absent the next day. talks.
(4) The teacher asked the student (1) I asked the stranger if he was
(2) He questioned a Zebra talking. the same person I had met in
why he had been absent the
(3) He asked how a Zebra could the park.
previous day.
talk. (2) Was he the same person I met
442. My sister said,”They will contact
(4) He was amazed how a Zebra in the park I asked the
you as soon as they finish the
can talk. stranger.
job.”
447. “What did you eat last night?” (3) I asked the stranger if I was
(1) My sister said that they would
asked my mother. the same person he had met
contact me as soon as they
(1) My mother said to me what in the park.
would finish the job.
did I eat last night. (4) I asked the stranger if he was
(2) My sister said that they would
(2) My mother asked me what I the same person I met in the
contact me as soon as they
had eaten the previous night. park.
finish the job.
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