direct & indirect speech section section 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

She said to me, “What can I do for you dear?”

a) She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.

b) She asked me affectionately what can she do for me.

c) She asked me affectionately if she could do anything for me.

d) She asked me affectionately what could she do for me.

Question : 2

She says, “I keep at an arm’s length, all those who try to flatter me.”

a) She exclaims that she keeps at an arm’s length all of them who try to flatter her.

b) She says that she will keep at an arm’s length all those who flatter her.

c) She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.

d) She said that she kept at an arms length all those who try to flatter her.

Question : 3

You said, “My parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet”.

a) You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

b) You told that your parents never like you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

c) You said that my parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet.

d) You regretted that your parents had never liked you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

Question : 4

He said to me, “Please be kind and help me.”

a) He told me to kindly help him.

b) He requested me to be kind to help him.

c) He requested me to be kind and help him.

d) He requested to me to help him kindly.

Question : 5

The doctor advised the patients to give up smoking.

a) The doctor said to the patients, “You should give up smoking.”

b) The doctor said to the patients, “Give up smoking.”

c) The doctor said to the patient, “I am advising you to give up smoking.”

d) The doctor said to the patients, “Why don’t you give up smoking?”

Question : 6

The clerk said to the visitor, “Shall I ask these people to wait for you?”

a) The clerk asked the visitor if he shall ask these people to wait for him.

b) The clerk asked the visitor if he had asked those people to wait for him.

c) The clerk told the visitor that he should ask these people to wait for him.

d) The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.