direct & indirect speech section section 5 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The poor beggar said, “0 God, have mercy on my soul"

a) The poor beggar exclaimed that God have mercy on his soul.

b) The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul.

c) The poor beggar invoking God implored him to have mercy on his soul.

d) The poor beggar prayed to God ' to have mercy on his soul.

Question : 2

He said to me, “I grew these carrots myself.”

a) He told me that he grew these carrots himself.

b) He told me that he had grown those carrots himself.

c) He told me I grew these carrots myself.

d) He told me that he grew those carrots himself.

Question : 3

She said, “When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of ghosts. ’’

a) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.

b) She said that when she had been a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.

c) She said that when she was a child she hadn’t been afraid of ghosts.

d) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t not afraid of ghosts.

Question : 4

I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.

a) I said “Do discoveries go unheeded?"

b) I said “How many discoveries go unheeded?"

c) I said "How many discoveries went unheeded?"

d) I said "How many discoveries have gone unheeded?"

Question : 5

The student said, "Let me come in."

a) The student requested to let him come in.

b) The student requested that he might be allowed to come in.

c) The student said that if he is allowed to come in.

d) The student told that let he be allowed to come in.

Question : 6

The old lady declared that she was going to walk where she pleased. They had the liberty.

a) The old lady "I was going to walk where I pleased. They have the liberty”.

b) The old lady “I am going to walk where I pleased. They had the liberty”.

c) The old lady “I am going to walk where I please. We have the liberty”.

d) The old lady said that "I was going to walk where I pleased. They have the liberty".