DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
524. He said, “She had been weeping           (3) Peg was asked to listen to     533. The doctor advised the patients
     for an hour.”                                Robin and not to be thick.          to give up smoking.
     (1) He says that she was weep-           (4) Robin invited Peg to listen         (1) The doctor said to the pa-
          ing for an hour.                        and not to be thick.                     tients, “Why don’t you give
     (2) He said that she was weep-      529. Mother told me that I should lis-            up smoking?”
          ing for an hour.                    ten to her first and then do any-       (2) The doctor said to the pa-
     (3) He said that she has been            thing as I pleased.                          tients, “You should give up
          weeping for an hour.                (1) Mother said to me, “I should             smoking.”
     (4) He said that she had been                listen to me first and then         (3) The doctor said to the pa-
          weeping for an hour.                    do anything I please.”                   tients, “Give up smoking.”
525. The teacher said, “Tell me stu-          (2) Mother said to me, “He              (4) The doctor said to the pa-
     dents, what have you learnt from             should listen to her first and           tient, “I am advising you to
     the lectures this week?”                     then d o anything he                     give up smoking.”
     (1) The teacher asked the stu-               pleases.”                      534. She said to me, “What can I do
          dents what they learnt from                                                 for you dear?”
                                              (3) Mother said to me, “You
          the lectures that week.                 should listen to me first and       (1) She asked me affectionately
     (2) The teacher asked the stu-               then do anything I pleased.”             what could she do for me.
          dents to tell him what they         (4) Mother said to me, “You             (2) She asked me affectionately
          learnt from the lectures that                                                    what she could do for me.
                                                  should listen to me first and
          week.                                   then do anything as you             (3) She asked me affectionately
     (3) The teacher wanted to know               please.”                                 what can she do for me.
          what the students learnt       530. He said, “They will be using my         (4) She asked me affectionately
          from the lectures that week.        car for the trip.”                           if she could do anything for
     (4) The teacher asked the stu-                                                        me.
                                              (1) He said that they would be
          dents to tell him what they                                            535. The teacher said to the boys,
                                                  using my car for the trip.
          had learnt from the lectures                                                “Can you sit still and do you
                                              (2) He said that they would be          work?”
          that week.
                                                  using his car for the trip.
526. I said to you, “He should not be                                                 (1) The teacher told the boys
                                              (3) He said that we will be us-              whether they could sit still
     trusted.”
                                                  ing his car for the trip.                and do their work.
     (1) I said to you do not trust him.
                                              (4) He said that they will be us-       (2) The teacher asked the boys
     (2) I told you that he cannot be
                                                  ing my car for the trip.                 can’t they sit still and do their
          trusted.
                                         531. The wayfarer said to me, “Do you             work.
     (3) I told you he shall not be
                                              know the way to the Asiad vil-          (3) The teacher requested the
          trusted.
                                              lage?”                                       boys to sit still.
     (4) I told you that he should not
                                              (1) The wayfarer asked me if I          (4) The teacher asked the boys
          be trusted.
                                                  did know the way to the Asiad            if they could sit still and do
527. The clerk said to the visitor,               village.                                 their work.
     “Shall I ask these people to wait
                                              (2) The wayfarer asked me if I     536. Ritu said to you,“You are looking
     for you?”
                                                  knew the way to the Asiad           very pretty.”
     (1) The clerk asked the visitor              village.                            (1) Ritu told you that you were
          i f he should ask those                                                          looking very pretty.
                                              (3) The wayfarer asked me if he
          people to wait for him.
                                                  knew the way to the Asiad           (2) Ritu told you that I was look-
     (2) The clerk asked the visitor                                                       ing very pretty.
                                                  village.
          if he shall ask these people
                                              (4) The wayfarer asked me that          (3) Ritu told you that she was
          to wait for him.
                                                  if I knew the way to the Asiad           looking very pretty.
     (3) The clerk asked the visitor
                                                  village.                            (4) Ritu told you that you are
          if he had asked those people                                                     looking very pretty.
          to wait for him.               532. He has just said, “My son will be
                                              back on Friday.”                   537. He said to me, “Please be kind
     (4) The clerk told the visitor that                                              and help me.”
          he should ask these people          (1) He has just said that my son
                                                  will be back on Friday.             (1) He requested to me to help
          to wait for him.
                                                                                           him kindly.
528. Robin said to Peg, “Are you lis-         (2) He has just said that his son
                                                  will be back on Friday.             (2) He told me to kindly help
     tening? Don’t be thick.”
                                                                                           him.
     (1) Robin asked Peg if he was            (3) He has just said that his son
                                                  shall be back on Friday.            (3) He requested me to be kind
          listening and advised him not
                                                                                           to help him.
          to be thick.                        (4) He has just said that his son
                                                                                      (4) He requested me to be kind
     (2) Robin told Peg to listen to              would have been back next
                                                                                           and help him.
          him and not to be thick.                Friday.
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