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

Question : 1

“Many happy returns of your birthday", we said

a) We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.

b) We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.

c) We said that many happy returns of your birthday .

d) We greeted him on his birthday.

Question : 2

He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words,"

a) He said they should be quiet and listen to his words.

b) He said you should be quiet and listen to my words.

c) He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words.

d) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.

Question : 3

The teacher said to the student, “Why were you absent yesterday?"

a) The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.

b) The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.

c) The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.

d) The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.

Question : 4

“Please, take me to the officer," said the visitor

a) The visitor requested for the officer to be taken:

b) The visitor wanted the officer to take him there.

c) The visitor told them to take him to the officer.

d) . The visitor requested them to take him to the officer.

Question : 5

Kala said to' Radha, “Who were you speaking to over the phone?”

a) Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.

b) Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

c) Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.

d) Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.

Question : 6

He said to me, “Please visit my company tomorrow".

a) He requested me to visit his company the next day.

b) He said to me to visit his company the next day.

c) He requested me to visit his company tomorrow.

d) He said to me to visit his company tomorrow.