Direct and indirect speech is a way of communication and it is used to convey the message from one person to another person. A sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in direct/indirect speech.
1. Raj said, "where is she going?"
A. Raj said that where was she going
B. Raj asked where she was going
C. Raj said that where she was going
D. Raj asked that where she was going
2. Dileep said, "where is the station?:
A. Dileep asked where was the station
B. Dileep said where the station was
C. Dileep asked where the station was
D. Dileep told where the station was
3. He said, "will you be there tomorrow?"
A. He asked if she would be there tomorrow
B. He asked if she would be there the next day
C. He asked that would you be there the next day
D. He asked whether she would be there tomorrow
4. Sonu said, "are these mangoes sweet?"
A. Sonu told that these mangoes were sweet
B. Sonu asked if these mangoes were sweet
C. Sonu told if these mangoes were sweet
D. Sonu asked if those mangoes were sweet
5. He said, "Be quiet?"
A. He asked be quiet
B. He ordered to be quiet
C. He told that be quiet
D. He said that be quiet
6. He said to me, "please lend me your fountain book?"
A. He requested me to lend me your fountain book
B. He ordered me to lend me your fountain book
C. He requested me to lend him my fountain book
D. He suggested me to lend me your fountain book
7. Varsha said, " alas! I am ruined?"
A. Varsha said that I am ruined
B. Varsha cried with grief that I am ruined
C. Varsha said with grief that he was ruined
D. Varsha cried with grief that he was ruined
8. Raj said, "he meets his father last Sunday?"
A. Raj said that he had meet his father last Sunday
B. Raj told that he had meet his father last Sunday
C. Raj told that he had meet her father last Sunday
D. Raj said that he meet has father last Sunday
9. Sohan said to Mohan, "I shall go tomorrow?"
A. Sohan said to Mohan that he should go that day
B. Sohan told Mohan that he should go that day
C. Sohan told Mohan that he would go that day
D. Sohan told to Mohan that I should go that day
10. He said to them, "Don't make a noise?"
A. He told them that don't make a noise
B. He told not to make noise
C. He asked them not to make a noise
D. He told them not to make a noise
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