DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
481. She said, “My sister was here ten        (2) The child exclaimed that it          (3) Tom said, “Did the burglar
     days ago, but she is not here now”.           was a beautiful sight.                  come in through the window”.
     (1) She said that her sister was         (3) The child said that it had           (4) Tom said, “The burglar came
         here ten days ago, but she                been a beautiful sight.                 in through the window”.
         was not there then.                  (4) The child exclaimed that it     491. He glanced at his watch, “And
     (2) She said that her sister had              has to be a beautiful sight.        by the way, I must be off”.
         been there ten days before      486. Mohan will say, “I want two              (1) He glanced at his watch and
         but she was not there then.          persons to assist me.”                       remarked that it was rather
     (3) She told that her sister had         (1) Mohan will say that he will              late and that he must go.
         been there ten days before,              want two persons to assist           (2) He glanced at his watch and
         but she has not been there               him.                                     quickly went away saying
         then.                                (2) Mohan says that he will want             that he must go.
     (4) She informed that her sister             two persons to assist him.           (3) He glanced at his watch and
         was there ten days before but        (3) Mohan will say that two                  remarked that he must leave
         she was not there then.                  persons want to assist him.              at once.
482. He said, “Let it rain ever so hard,      (4) Mohan will say that he wants         (4) He glanced at his watch and
     I shall go”.                                 two persons to assist him.               hurried away.
     (1) He said that he would go        487. He said, “Why did you give up       492. He said, “Sita, when is the next
         however hard it might rain.          your job?”                               train?”
     (2) He said that he would go ever        (1) He asked her why she had             (1) He said to Sita when the next
         if it rains very hard.                   given up her job.                        train was.
     (3) He suggested that he should
                                              (2) He asked her why you gave            (2) He asked Sita when the next
         go, let it rain very hard.               up the job.                              train was.
     (4) He was determined to go
                                              (3) He demand to know why she            (3) He asked Sita about the next
         even if it rained so hard.
                                                  gave up job.                             train.
483. “Who are you? Where have you
                                              (4) He requested her why she             (4) He asked when the next train
     come from?” said the little boy
                                                  gave up the job.                         is.
     to him.
                                         488. She said, “I really wish I had           Directions (493–519) : In the
     (1) The little boy exclaimed who
                                              bought that new car”.              following questions, a sentence has
         he was and asked where he
         had come from.                       (1) She told me she really wished  been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech.
                                                  she bought that new car.       Out of the four alternatives suggested,
     (2) The little boy asked him who
                                              (2) She told me she really had     select the one that best expresses the
         he was and that where he
                                                  wished she had bought that     same sentence in Indirect/Direct
         had come from.
                                                  new car.                       speech.
     (3) The little boy enquired of him
                                              (3) She told me she really wished                 (SSC CAPFs SI, ASI Online
         who he was and where he                                                                       Exam. 18.12.2016)
         come from.                               she had bought that new car.
                                              (4) She told me she would buy       493. He said, ‘Rogue! You have
     (4) The little boy enquired of him                                                deceived me.’
         who he was and where he had              that new car
                                         489. Ram said, “Are you really serious        (1) He told him a rogue and said
         come from.
                                              about becoming a pilot, son?”                 him of having deceived him.
484. The teacher said to his students,
     “Health is wealth, whatever you          (1) Ram asked his son if he was          (2) He called him a rogue and
     may say”.                                    really serious about becoming             accused him of having
                                                  a pilot.                                  deceived me.
     (1) The teacher told his students
         that health was wealth,              (2) Ram asked his son was he             (3) He called him a rogue and
         whatever they might say.                 really serious about becoming             accused him of having
                                                  a pilot.                                  deceived him.
     (2) The teacher exclaimed to his
         students that health is wealth       (3) Ram asked his son is he really       (4) He told him a rogue and
         whatever they might tell.                serious about becoming a                  declared him of having
     (3) The teacher assured hi s                 pilot.                                    deceived me.
         students that health was             (4) Ram asked to his son if he      494. He said to him, ‘Do not go there.’
         weath whatever they might                was really serious about             (1) He told him to go there.
         say.                                     becoming a pilot.                    (2) He told him to not go there.
     (4) The teacher told his students   490. Tom said that the burglar had            (3) He told him not to go there.
         that health is wealth whatever       come in through the window.              (4) He forbade him not to go
         they might say.                      (1) Tom said, “The burglar had                there.
485. The child said, “What a beautiful            came in through the window".    495. You said to me, ‘I warn you of
     sight!”                                  (2) Tom said, “The burglar must          the coming danger.’
     (1) The child said that it was to            have come in through the             (1) You war ned hi m of the
          be a beautiful sight.                   window”.                                  coming danger.
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