(2) She said to me, “Are you going to college?” (4) I said that water is essential for life.ġ5. (3) I exclaimed that water was essential for life. (2) I told that water was essential for life. (1) Water is essential for life was said by me. (4) Mr Matthew requested his clerk to come home a little early.ġ4. (3) Mr Matthew ordered his clerk to come home Early. (2) Mr Matthew asked his clerk to be home early. (1) Mr Matthew told his clerk to come home as early as possible. (4) The old man said, “I am going to leave the world soon.”ġ3. (3) The old man said, “I would soon leave the world.” (1) The old man said, “I shall soon be leaving the world.” The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world. (4) Anne said that it was time for the meeting.ġ2. (3) Anne said its time to leave for the meeting. (2) Anne told that it is time to leave for the meeting. (1) Anne said that it was time to leave for the meeting. (4) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.ġ1. (3) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad. (2)Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad. (1)Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad. Daman says, ‘Priya is working in Ahmedabad.’ (3) Everybody tells that she sang very well.ġ0. (1) Everybody comments that she sings well. (4) She told the children they are not to play with fire. (3) She told the children not to play with fire. (2) She told the children that they mustn’t play with fire. (1) She told the children they were not to play with fire. She said to the children, ‘You mustn’t play with fire. (3) He said I could mend the car if I have the tools.ħ. (2) He tells that he had the tools he could mend the car. (1) He said that if he had the tools he could mend the car. He said, ‘If I had the tools I could mend the car.’ (4) ‘Please bring my friend a sandwich’, said he.Ħ. (3) ‘Please bring me a sandwich’, said my friend. (2) My friend said, ‘Will you bring me a sandwich.’ (1)He said, ‘My friend, please bring me a sandwich.’ My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich. (4) Tania asked her friend to give her an umbrella.ĥ. (3) Tania requested her friend to lend her an umbrella (2) Will you lend me your umbrella, Tania asked her friend. (1) Please give me an umbrella Tania requested her friend. Tania said to her friend, ’Can you lend me an umbrella?’ Out of the Four alternatives suggested, select the one which best Expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect and mark Your answer.ġ. Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises with Answers PDFĭirections (1-30): In the following questions, a Sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect.

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