Direct & Indirect Speech

QUESTION 231

Choose the correct option that gives correct ‘Indirect’ form of the given sentence :Prof. Antony said, “We cannot live without water.”

B Prof. Antony said that they could not live without water.
D Prof. Antony said that we cannot live without water.
C Prof. Antony said that we could not lived without water.
A Prof. Antony said that they cannot lives without water.

QUESTION 232

Change from assertive to exclamatory. The sunrise is very beautiful.

D The sunrise was good.
C The sunrise is absolutely beautiful
B How beautiful the sunrise is !
A The sunrise is awesome !

QUESTION 233

Select the correct sentence in “Direct” speech from the given option, for the sentence below:An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

A An old mouse said, “Who will bell the cat?”
C An old mouse said,“Who would have bell the cat?”
D An old mouse said,“Who will have bell the cat?”
B An old mouse said,“Who can bell the cat?”

QUESTION 234

Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the given options:Tomorrow is not a holiday.

D Tomorrow is a holiday.
A Tomorrow will be a holiday.
B Tomorrow shall be a holiday.
C Tomorrow can be a holiday.

QUESTION 235

Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech : (Choose the correct option) :The policeman said to the woman, “Would you mind if I looked inside your bag ?”

C The policeman told the woman if she would mind if he would look inside her bag.
A The policeman asked woman if she would mind if he looked inside her bag.
D The policeman told the woman that would you mind if I had looked inside your bag.
B The policeman enquired if the woman would minded if he should look inside the bag.

QUESTION 236

Choose the correct direct speech of the given sentence from the options that follow:The teacher said that oil floats on water.

B The teacher said, “Oil floats on water”.
C The teacher says. “Oil floats on water”.
D The teacher said, “Oil floated on water”.
A The teacher says, “Oil floated on water”.

QUESTION 237

Choose the correct option given below:Ranveer asked what her name was.(Change into Direct)

D Ranveer asked,“What is her name.”
B Ranveer said,“What is her name?”
C Ranveer asked,“What her name was?”
A Ranveer said,“What was her name?”

QUESTION 238

He said to her, ‘Time waits for none’.The indirect narration of the above sentence will be :

D He told her that time waits for none.
C He asked her that time waits for none.
B He told her that time had waited for none.
A He told her that time waited for none.

QUESTION 239

Change the following negative sentence into an affirmative one:I am not as intelligent as you.

D None of the above
A No one is more intelligent than you.
C Both (1) & (2)
B You are more intelligent than I.

QUESTION 240

Choose the most appropriate reported form of the sentence from the given options :“Can we get coffee on the train ?” asked my aunt.

C My aunt told me to get coffee on the train.
B My aunt asked how to get coffee on the train.
A My aunt enquired if she can get coffee on the train.
D My aunt asked if we could get coffee on the train.

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