direct & indirect speech section section 11 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

You will say, “I am ill.”

a) You would say that you were ill.

b) You would say that you are ill.

c) You will say that you were ill.

d) You will say that you are ill.

Question : 2

The lady asked me how my uncle was.

a) The lady asked me, “How has your uncle been ?”

b) The lady said to me, “How was your uncle ?”

c) The lady asked me, “How is your uncle doing?”

d) The lady said to me, “How is your uncle ?”

Question : 3

My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.

a) My friend said, ‘Will you bring me a sandwich.’

b) ‘Please bring me a sandwich’, said my friend.

c) ‘Please bring my friend a sandwich.’, said he.

d) He said, ‘My friend, please bring me a sandwich.’

Question : 4

His father said that it was time he visited his uncle.

a) “It is time you visited my uncle” said his father.

b) “It is time you visit your uncle” said his father.

c) “It is time you visited your uncle” said his father.

d) “It was time you visited your uncle” said his father.

Question : 5

He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”

a) He said that honesty was the best policy.

b) He said that honesty had been the best policy.

c) He said that honesty has been the best policy.

d) He said that honesty is the best policy.

Question : 6

He said, “I was doing it.”

a) He said that he had done it.

b) He said that he has done it.

c) He said that he did it.

d) He said that he had been doing it.