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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”

a) He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.

b) He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

c) He said that you couldn't bathe in that sea if it was very rough.

d) He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.

Question : 4

Sita said, ‘I may go there.’

a) Sita said that she will go there.

b) Sita said that she might go there.

c) Sita says that she is going there.

d) Sita says that she may go there.

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.