Practice :: Change of Speech - Section 1

Change of Speech - Section 1

How to Solve :
In the questions below are given sentences in direct/indirect speech. From the given alternatives choose the one that best expresses the given sentence in indirect/direct speech.

Page Title 11. She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone"
She told that she knew where was everyone.
She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.
She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.
Answer: option B


12. "Please don't go away", she said.
She said to please her and not go away.
She told me to go away.
She begged that I not go away.
She begged me not to go away.
Answer: option D


13. He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.
He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"
He said, "India won the Sahara Cup"
He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup"
He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup"
Answer: option A


14. The man said, "No, I refused to confers guilt."
The man was stubborn enough to confers guilt.
The man told that he did not confers guilt.
The man emphatically refused to confers guilt.
The man refused to confers his guilt.
Answer: option C


15. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
Answer: option C


16. My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."
my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
Answer: option A


17. Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.
Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."
Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
Answer: option B



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