direct & indirect speech section section 12 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The beggar said, “Poverty is a great curse”.

a) The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

b) The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.

c) The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.

d) The beggar said poverty has a great curse.

Question : 2

“Be careful; the steps are very slippery”, I warned him.

a) I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.

b) I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.

c) I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.

d) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.

Question : 3

She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.

a) She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.

b) She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.

c) She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.

d) She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.

Question : 4

She said, “Mother, please cook me something nice today”.

a) She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.

b) She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.

c) She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.

d) She told her mother to cook her something nice today.

Question : 5

“Have you done this sort of work before ?” said his new employer.

a) His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.

b) His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.

c) His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.

d) His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.

Question : 6

John said to me, “Where have you been last night ?”

a) John asked me where I have been the previous night.

b) John asked me where I am the previous night.

c) John asked me where I had been the previous night.

d) John asked me where had I been the previous night.