direct & indirect speech section section 8 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Mr. Pradhan said, ‘I shall go to Delhi tomorrow.’

a) Mr. Pradhan said that he would go to Delhi the next day.

b) Mr. Pradhan said that he must go to Delhi the next day.

c) Mr. Pradhan said that he should have gone to Delhi the next day.

d) Mr. Pradhan said that he should go to Delhi tomorrow.

Question : 2

The teacher said, “Students, look at your books.”

a) The teacher told the students to look at their books.

b) The teacher said that the students will look at their books.

c) The teacher told the students that they might look at their books.

d) The teacher told the students that they looked at their books.

Question : 3

He said to his friends, “Let us play some country-music and dance.”

a) He said to his friends that they should be allowed to play some country-music and dance.

b) He asked his friends to let him have some country-music and dance.

c) He suggested to his friends that some country-music be played as they danced.

d) He suggested to his friends that they should play some country-music and dance.

Question : 4

‘‘Do your duty’’, the father told his son.

a) The father ordered that his son should be doing duty.

b) The father told to his son to do his duty.

c) The father ordered to his son that to do his duty.

d) The father advised his son to do his duty.

Question : 5

“Saint George, strike for us!’’ exclaimed the Knight.

a) The Knight ordered Saint George to strike for them.

b) The Knight prayed that Saint George might strike for them.

c) The Knight requested Saint George that he should strike us.

d) The Knight requested Saint George to strike away.

Question : 6

“I must hurry. My father is always furious if any one of us is late for meals”, she said.

a) She said that she should hurry as her father was always furious if any one of them were late for meals.

b) She said that she must hurry as her father is always furious if any one of them was late for meals.

c) She said that she must hurry as her father was always furious if any one of them were late for meals.

d) She said that she must hurry as her father was always furious if any one of them was late for meals.