Direction (1-10): In the following questions, 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 Indirect/Direct speech.
Q1. I said to watchman, “Did you buy milk?”
(a) I said to watchman that did he buy milk.
(b) I told to watchman if he had bought milk.
(c) I asked watchman if he had bought milk.
(d) I asked watchman if he bought milk.
Q2. He said to his brother, “Why are you shouting so loudly?”
(a) He asked his brother why he had been shouting so loudly.
(b) He asked his brother why he was shouting so loudly.
(c) He asked his brother why was he shouting so loudly.
(d) He said to his brother why he shouted so loudly.
Q3. I don’t know the way. Do you?” he asked.
(a) He said that he didn’t know the way and did I know it.
(b) He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
(c) He said that he didn’t know the way and asked me if I did.
(d) He asked me if I knew the way which he didn’t.
Q4. I said to my mother, “Please warm this milk, Don’t boil it.”
(a) I told my mother respectfully that she will warm that milk and not to boil it.
(b) I requested my mother that she warm that milk and not to boil it.
(c) I requested my mother to warm that milk and asked her not to boil it.
(d) I asked my mother that she may warm that milk but not boil it.
Q5. He said, “This man will be waiting for you here at the lobby.”
(a) He said this that man would be waiting for me there at the lobby.
(b) He said that that man would be waiting for me there at the lobby.
(c) He said that that man would be waiting for me here at the lobby.
(d) He said this that man would be waiting for me here at the lobby.
Q6. She said, “I will have my report finished by tomorrow.”
(a) She said that she would have her report finished by tomorrow.
(b) She said that she will have her report finished by the next day.
(c) She said that she will have her report finished by tomorrow.
(d) She said that she would have her report finished by the next day.
Q7. My mother said, “I will have cooked the food by then thus I can join you all for the movie.”
(a) My mother said that she would have cooked the food by then so she can join us for the movie.
(b) My mother said that she will have cooked the food by then so she could join us for the movie.
(c) My mother said that she would have cooked the food by then so she could join us for the movie.
(d) My mother said that she will have cooked the food by then so she can join us for the movie.
Q8. Rohan said to his mother, “ Did you not promise me to buy a new pair of shoes?”
(a) Rohan told his mother that she had promised him a new pair of shoes.
(b) Rohan asked his mother if she did not promise him to buy a new pair of shoes.
(c) Rohan asked his mother had she not promised him to buy a new pair of shoes.
(d) Rohan asked his mother if she had not promised him to buy a new pair of shoes.
Q9. Fernando said, “It was the best experience of my stay here.”
(a) Fernando said that it has been the best experience of his stay here.
(b) Fernando said that it had been the best experience of his stay there.
(c) Fernando said that it is the best experience of his stay there.
(d) Fernando said that it was the best experience of his stay here.
Q10. “Do you know anything about them?” She asked the captain.
(a) She asked the captain if he knows anything about them.
(b) She asked the captain does he know anything about them.
(c) She asked the captain did he know anything about them.
(d) She asked the captain if he knew anything about them.
Solutions
S1. Ans(c)
Sol. In interrogative sentences reporting verb is changed into ask/inquire etc and in closed ended questions ‘if’ or ‘whether’ is used in place of inverted commas.
S2. Ans(b)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(d)
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1.when was BA founded?
2.where is the HQ of BA?
3.which is the top org. of INDIA?
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Also SA started on 19th March last year!!
Congo mam….congo to Shruti mam too.happy dat m the one who uses BA and SA frequently
Shadow ur typing mistake 2-4 not 5
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