direct & indirect speech section section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The teacher said to him, “Is poverty not a curse ?”

a) The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.

b) The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.

c) The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse.

d) The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse.

Question : 2

The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project ?"

a) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.

b) The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

c) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.

d) The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.

Question : 3

Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Eliza ?”

a) Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the next day

b) Dinesh asked Eliza are you going to the party tomorrow.

c) Dinesh asked Eliza whether you are going to the party the next day.

d) Dinesh asked whether Eliza was going to the party the next day.

Question : 4

I said to her, “All your faults will be pardoned if you confess them."

a) I told her that all her faults will have to be pardoned if she confessed them.

b) I told her that all her faults would have to be pardoned if she confessed them.

c) I told her that all her faults would be pardoned if she confessed them.

d) I told her that all her faults will be pardoned if you confess them.

Question : 5

He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

a) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

b) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question

c) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

d) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.

Question : 6

The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world.

a) The old man said "I would soon leave the world."

b) The old man said “I am going to leave the world soon."

c) The old man said “I am soon leaving the world. ”

d) The old man said “I shall soon be leaving the world."