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Direct & Indirect Speech

English - Direct & Indirect Speech
11. The general said, 'Bravo! You have fought valiantly.'
  • D. The general told them that they have fought valiantly.
  • A. The general exclaimed with joy that they fought valiantly.
  • C. The general said bravo that they had fought valiantly.
  • B. The general applauded them, saying that they had fought valiantly.
12. He said, 'My fiancée and I are to be married next month.'
  • A. He said that his fiancée and he were to be married the following month.
  • B. He said that his fiancée and him are to be married the next month.
  • C. He said that his fiancée and he were to have been married the following month.
  • D. He said that his fiancée and he would be married the following month.
13. The notice read, 'All employees must clock in by 9 a.m. This is a strict directive.'
  • C. The notice reads that all employees have to clock in by 9 a.m. and that is a strict directive.
  • D. The notice stated that all employees must clock in by 9 a.m. and that this was a strict directive.
  • A. The notice stated that all employees must clock in by 9 a.m. and that that was a strict directive.
  • B. The notice stated that all employees had to clock in by 9 a.m. and that that was a strict directive.
14. She said to me, 'What is it that makes you so much stronger and braver than other men?'
  • B. She asked me what was it that made me so much stronger and braver than other men.
  • C. She asked me what it is that makes me so much stronger and braver than other men.
  • A. She asked me what it was that made me so much stronger and braver than other men.
  • D. She wondered what it was that makes me so much stronger and braver than other men.
15. The prisoner said, 'Let me have a glass of water, please.'
  • A. The prisoner told to have a glass of water.
  • D. The prisoner requested to please have a glass of water.
  • C. The prisoner said that he must have a glass of water.
  • B. The prisoner requested that he might have a glass of water.
16. He said, 'I needn't have bought a new car; my old one was fine.'
  • B. He said that he needn't have bought a new car as his old one had been fine.
  • C. He said that he shouldn't have bought a new car as his old one was fine.
  • A. He said that he didn't need to buy a new car as his old one was fine.
  • D. He said that he hadn't needed to buy a new car as his old one had been fine.
17. My father said to me, 'Beware of false friends and flatterers.'
  • C. My father advised me that I should beware of false friends and flatterers.
  • A. My father told me to beware of false friends and flatterers.
  • B. My father warned me against false friends and flatterers.
  • D. My father said to me that I must beware of false friends and flatterers.
18. The speaker said, 'It's high time we addressed these pressing issues.'
  • B. The speaker said that it had been high time they addressed those pressing issues.
  • A. The speaker said that it was high time they address those pressing issues.
  • D. The speaker said that it was high time they addressed those pressing issues.
  • C. The speaker said that it was high time they had addressed those pressing issues.
19. She said, 'Phew! It's terribly hot in here.'
  • C. She said phew it is terribly hot in here.
  • D. She exclaimed that how terribly hot it was in there.
  • B. She exclaimed with disgust that it was terribly hot in there.
  • A. She exclaimed that it was terribly hot in there.
20. He asked, 'Shall I bring you a cup of tea, or would you prefer cold coffee?'
  • D. He asked me that shall I bring a cup of tea or would I prefer cold coffee.
  • B. He asked whether he should bring me a cup of tea or whether I would prefer cold coffee.
  • C. He offered to bring me a cup of tea or asked if I would prefer cold coffee.
  • A. He asked if he should bring me a cup of tea, or would I prefer cold coffee.
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