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

Question : 1

He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me ?’’

a) He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.

b) He enquired why did I not send my application to him.

c) He enquired why I did not send my application to him.

d) He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.

Question : 2

The Chief Guest said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning.”

a) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.

b) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that morning.

c) The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.

d) The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.

Question : 3

“I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me," said she.

a) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.

b) She said that she could remain here and the tailor would not find her.

c) She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.

d) She said that she should remain there and the tailor won’t be able to find me.

Question : 4

He bade his friends goodbye.

a) He said “Goodbye my friends."

b) “Goodbye my friends” he was saying to them.

c) “I am bidding you Goodbye"

d) “I will see you later” he told his friends.

Question : 5

You will say, "I am ill."

a) You would say that you are ill.

b) You will say that you were ill.

c) You would say that you were ill.

d) You will say that you are ill.

Question : 6

He said he goes for a walk every morning.

a) He said “I will go for a walk every morning."

b) He said “He goes for a walk every morning.”

c) He said “I go for a walk every morning."

d) He said “I went for a walk every morning.”