Golden Rules:
From Direct to Indirect Speech
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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs
Choose the correct indirect form:
" I am playing an online game. "She said.
- She said that she is playing an online game.
- She said that she will be playing an online game.
- She said that she was playing an online game.
- She said that she was been playing an online game.
Ans: She said that she was playing an online game.
Explanation:
The manager said, "I wrote an email yesterday."
- The manager said that he had written an email the previous day.
- The manager said that he has written an email the previous day.
- The manager said that he had written an email yesterday.
- The manager said that he have written an email the previous day.
Ans: The manager said that he had written an email the previous day or the day before.
Explanation:
The yoga instructor says," Laughter is the best medicine".
- The yoga instructor said that laughter is the best medicine.
- The yoga instructor will say that laughter is the best medicine.
- The yoga instructor says that laughter is the best medicine.
- The yoga instructor told that laughter is the best medicine.
Ans: The yoga instructor says that laughter is the best medicine.
Explanation:
- The stranger told the auto driver that where the bus station is?
- The stranger asked the auto driver where the bus station was.
- The stranger asked the auto driver that where was the bus station.
- The stranger ask the auto driver where the bus station was.
Ans: The stranger asked the auto driver where the bus station was.
Explanation:
- Ranjan told me that he can solve that difficult question.
- Ranjan tells me that he could solve this difficult question.
- Ranjan said to me that he could solve that difficult question.
- Ranjan told me that he could solve that difficult question.
Ans: Ranjan told me that he could solve that difficult question.
Explanation:
- My teacher asked me that you should complete your work in time.
- My teacher told me that I should complete my work in time.
- My teacher said to me that I should complete my work in time.
- My teacher has said that I should complete my work in time.
Ans: My teacher told me, "You should complete your work in time."
Explanation :
The cricket team of T20 said, "Hurray! we have won the match."
- The cricket team of T20 exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
- The cricket team of T20 said that they will won the match.
- The cricket team of T20 exclaimed with joy that they have won the match
- The cricket team of T20 told that they had won the match.
Explanation:
- My friend asked if I liked a chocolate shake.
- My friend asked that he liked a chocolate shake.
- My friend told me that I like a chocolate shake.
- My friend says to me that I like a chocolate shake.
