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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. She exclaimed with sorrow that was a very miserable plight.
a)
She said with sorrow, "What a pity it is."
b)
She said, "What a mystery it is."
c)
She said, "What a miserable sight it is."
d)
She said, "What a miserable plight it is."
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Nilesh Ghoshal answered

D)She said, "What a miserable plight it is."

This is an example of direct speech as the exact words spoken by the person are quoted. To change it to indirect speech, we would say:

She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a very miserable plight.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Sheela said to me, "Munni is dancing better than me."
a)
Sheela told me that Munni have been dancing better than her.
b)
Sheela told me that Munni was dancing better than her.
c)
Sheela told me that Munni had been dancing better than her.
d)
Sheela told me that Munni had dancing better than her.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Divyansh Chavan answered

"I am going to the market."

Indirect speech: Sheela told me that she was going to the market.

Direct speech: Sheela said, "I am going to the market."

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".
a)
She told me that she could reach there easily.
b)
She told me that she could have reach there easily.
c)
She told me that she had reach there easily.
d)
She told me that she had been reach there easily.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Snehal Choudhury answered

"She said to me,"

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".
a)
Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
b)
Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
c)
Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
d)
Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Bhagyalakshmi Unnikrishn answered

It is because Reeta is saying Shivani that she had to go to school.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"
a)
The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
b)
The boy asked who called him a thief.
c)
The boy told that who dared call him a thief.
d)
The boy wondered who dared call a thief.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Priyanka singh answered

"I am going to the park."

Indirect speech: The boy said that he was going to the park.

Direct speech: "I am going to the park," said the boy.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. He said to me, " I had to finish this first."
a)
He told me that he has to finish this first.
b)
He told me that he have to finish this first.
c)
He told me that he had to finish this first.
d)
He told me that he had finish this first.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arshiya Mehta answered

The correct answer is option C, because it accurately expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. In the given sentence, the speaker is using direct speech to quote the words of the person they are talking to. In indirect speech, the words of the speaker are not quoted and are instead reported in the past tense. Therefore, the correct way to express the given sentence in indirect speech would be: "He told me that he had to finish this first." This accurately conveys the meaning of the original sentence and uses the appropriate tense to express the words of the speaker in indirect speech. Options A, B, and D are not correct because they do not accurately express the meaning of the original sentence in indirect speech.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
a)
The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
b)
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
c)
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
d)
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered

The correct option to express the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech is "b) The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East." In this sentence, the little girl is using the verb "rise" in the past tense, indicating that she is asking about a specific event that has already happened. The word "if" is used to introduce a question, and the indirect speech version of the sentence correctly reflects this. Option "a) The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East" is incorrect because it does not correctly reflect the questioning nature of the original statement. Option "c) The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East" is also incorrect because it uses the present tense verb "rises" rather than the past tense verb "rose." Option "d) The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East" is not a correct representation of the original statement because it is not related to the topic of the sun rising in the East.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"
a)
She asked him why he did not go that day.
b)
She said to him why he don't go that day.
c)
She asked him not to go that day.
d)
She asked him why he did not go today.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Tayyaba Fatima answered

The correct answer is A i.e. She asked him why he did not go that day
because as we are changing direct speech to indirect so we changed said to asked and you to he

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. You said to her, "She has to cook food for you".
a)
You told her that she has to cook food for you.
b)
You told her that she had to cook food for you.
c)
You told her that she needs to cook food for you.
d)
You told her that she would have to cook food for you.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Raveena menon answered

"You can come with me."

Indirect speech:

You told her that she could come with you.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Ravinder said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."
a)
Ravinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
b)
Ravinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
c)
Ravinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
d)
Ravinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered

The correct option is: a) Ravinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.

This option correctly conveys the statement in indirect speech. In indirect speech, the verb tense is usually changed to reflect the fact that the original statement was made at a different time. In this case, the original statement was made in the past, so the verb tense "had been working" is used to convey this in indirect speech. Option b) is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense, which is not appropriate in this context. Option c) is incorrect because it uses the past simple tense, which does not convey the sense of ongoing action that was present in the original statement. Option d) is incorrect because it uses the present continuous tense, which is not appropriate in this context.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Rahul said to Sunita, "I had to reach there".
a)
Rahul told Sunita that he has to reach there.
b)
Rahul told Sunita that he would have to reach there.
c)
Rahul told Sunita that he had to reach there.
d)
Rahul told Sunita that he had had to reach there.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Stuti chauhan answered

"Please pass me the book."

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."
a)
Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
b)
Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
c)
Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
d)
Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct Speech: Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

Indirect Speech: Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.

Option A is the correct answer as it accurately represents the transformation of the sentence from direct to indirect speech.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Sweeta said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."
a)
Sweeta told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
b)
Sweeta told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
c)
Sweeta told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
d)
Sweeta told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct speech: "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

Indirect speech: Sweeta said that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.

Option B: Sweeta told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.

This is the correct option because it accurately reflects the change in tense from direct to indirect speech. When converting the sentence from direct to indirect speech, the past perfect continuous tense "had been writing" changes to "had been writing" in the indirect speech. The pronoun "I" also changes to "she" to reflect the change in subject. Therefore, option B is the most appropriate choice in this scenario.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. He said to me, "I shall be writing an essay".
a)
He told me that he would have been writing an essay.
b)
He told me that he would be writing an essay.
c)
He told me that he will be writing an essay.
d)
He told me that he shall be writing an essay.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Kshitij naidu answered

"He said to me, 'I will come tomorrow.'"

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Sahil said to Vipul, "I was going to buy milk".
a)
Sahil told Vipul that he were going to buy milk.
b)
Sahil told Vipul that he would going to buy milk.
c)
Sahil told Vipul that he had been going to buy milk.
d)
Sahil told Vipul that he was going to buy milk.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohini malhotra answered

"Sahil said to Vipul."

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Reena said to Jitender, "You would not fight with me."
a)
Reena told to Jitender that he has not to fight with her.
b)
Reena told to Jitender that he would not fight with her.
c)
Reena told to Jitender that he will not fight with her.
d)
Reena told to Jitender that he should not fight with her.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarthak Kapoor answered

"Please pass me the salt."

a) Reena said to Jitender to please pass her the salt.
b) Reena requested Jitender to pass her the salt.
c) Reena told Jitender to pass her the salt.
d) Reena begged Jitender to pass her the salt.

b) Reena requested Jitender to pass her the salt.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".
a)
My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
b)
My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
c)
My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
d)
My father told me that it could rain the previous day.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Aravind Iyer answered

"Be careful while crossing the road."

a) My father said to me to be careful while crossing the road.
b) My father said to me that I should be careful while crossing the road.
c) My father said to me, "Be careful while crossing the road."
d) My father said to me if I could be careful while crossing the road.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. He said, "I went to Rajasthan yesterday."
a)
He told that he had gone to Rajasthan the day before.
b)
He told that he has gone to Rajasthan the day before.
c)
He told that he has went to Rajasthan the day before.
d)
He told that he had went to Rajasthan the day before.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Dipanjan Saha answered

"I will be there tomorrow."

a) He said that he will be there tomorrow.
b) He said that he would be there tomorrow.
c) He said that he is going to be there tomorrow.
d) He said that he is there tomorrow.

b) He said that he would be there tomorrow.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".
a)
Raju told me that he had worked hard.
b)
Raju told me that he has worked hard.
c)
Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
d)
Raju told me that he has been worked hard.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct Speech: Raju said to me, "He worked hard."

Indirect Speech: Raju told me that he had worked hard.

Detailed

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to change the tense of the reporting verb and the pronouns in the reported speech.

In this case, "said" changes to "told" as it is a past tense reporting verb.

The pronoun "he" remains the same in indirect speech.

The past tense "worked" changes to "had worked" in indirect speech.

Therefore, the correct conversion of the given sentence in indirect speech is: Raju told me that he had worked hard.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Rahul said to me, " I had gone through it."
a)
Rahul told me that he have went through it.
b)
Rahul told me that he have gone through it.
c)
Rahul told me that he had went through it.
d)
Rahul told me that he had gone through it.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct Speech: "Rahul said to me, 'I had gone through it.'

Indirect Speech: Rahul told me that he had gone through it.

Detailed

First, identify the reporting verb, which is "said."

Next, identify the reporting verb object, which is "to me."

Then, change the pronoun "I" to "he" as per the rules of indirect speech.

Change "had gone" to "had gone" to maintain the past perfect tense in the reported speech.

Combine all the changes to form the correct sentence in indirect speech: Rahul told me that he had gone through it.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Sushant said to him, "I have been helping your son for years".
a)
Sushant told him that he has helped his son for years.
b)
Sushant told him that he have been helping his son for years.
c)
Sushant told him that he had been helping his son for years.
d)
Sushant told him that he has been helping his son for years.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Swati bajaj answered

"I will meet you tomorrow."

Indirect speech: Sushant told him that he would meet him the next day.
Direct speech: "I will meet you tomorrow," said Sushant to him.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. She said, "You were missing from the picnic".
a)
She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
b)
She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
c)
She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
d)
She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohini malhotra answered

"I will go to the party tomorrow."

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."
a)
He said that Honesty is the best policy.
b)
He said that Honesty was the best policy.
c)
He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
d)
He said that Honesty will be the best policy.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct Speech: He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

Indirect Speech: He said that honesty is the best policy.

The correct option is A as it accurately conveys the message from direct speech to indirect speech without changing the tense of the verb.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."
a)
Rahul said that he can buy that watch.
b)
Rahul said that he could buy that watch.
c)
Rahul said that he was able to buy that watch.
d)
Rahul said that he can be buy that watch.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Prepworks Coaching answered

Explanation:

Direct speech: Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."

Indirect speech: Rahul said that he could buy that watch.

The correct answer is option B as it correctly changes the modal verb "can" to "could" in the reported speech.

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Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Q. She said, "He was trying to help me".
a)
She said that he tried to help her.
b)
She said that he had been trying to help her.
c)
She said that he has been trying to help her.
d)
She said that he was trying to help her.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ramya choudhary answered

"I will go to the party tonight."

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