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Question 1
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The doctor said to the patient, 'Take this medicine and you will get well soon.'

A
The doctor told the patient to take that medicine and he would get well soon.

B
The doctor ordered the patient to take this medicine and you will get well soon.

C
The doctor advised the patient to take that medicine and he would get well soon.

D
The doctor forbade the patient to take that medicine to get well soon.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with an imperative sentence based on advice as its reported speech. 'Advise' in place of 'said' and 'to' in place of inverted commas is to be used. Second person is changed according to the object of the reporting verb. 'Will' is changed into 'would'.

Option (3) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 2
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The students exclaimed that the paper was very stiff.

A
The students asked, 'What a stiff paper!'

B
The students said, 'What a stiff paper!'

C
The students shouted, 'What a stiff paper!'

D
The students proposed, 'What a stiff paper!'

Solution

The context sentence is in indirect speech with an exclamatory sentence in the subordinate clause. 'Exclaimed' is replaced by 'said'. The declarative sentence is changed into exclamatory sentence. Tense of reported speech is changed back to Simple Present.

Option (2) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 3
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The Selfish Giant told himself that there would be a change in the weather.

A
The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'There will be a change in the weather.'

B
The Selfish Giant asked himself, 'There will be a change in the weather.'

C
The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'There would be a change in the weather.'

D
The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'Here will be a change in the weather.'

Solution

The context sentence is in indirect speech with the subordinate clause as a declarative sentence. In such sentences, we use 'said to' in place of 'told' and inverted commas in place of 'that'. The sentence tells about the future possibility, so 'would' will be change to 'will'.

Option (1) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 4
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The children exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

A
The children said, 'Hurrah! We won the match!'

B
The children shouted, 'Oh! Oh! Match is won by us!'

C
The children said, 'Hurrah! We were won the match!'

D
The children exclaimed, 'Hurrah! We won!'

Solution

The context sentence is in indirect speech with the subordinate clause expressing joy. In such sentences, we use 'said' and 'hurrah' in place of 'exclaimed with joy' and inverted commas in place of 'that'. Past perfect changes to simple past. 'They' will change to 'we' as first person changes according to the subject of the reporting verb. Option (1) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 5
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The teacher ordered me not to come into the class as I was late.

A
The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as I am late.'

B
The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as you were late.'

C
The teacher said to me, 'You are late and so do not come into the class.'

D
The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as you are late.'

Solution

The context sentence is in indirect speech with the subordinate clause as its second part. In such sentences, we use 'said to' in place of 'ordered' and change 'not to' into 'do not'. Second person changes according to the object of the reporting verb and Past tense changes back to Present tense.
Option (4) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 6
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The policeman shouted, 'Beware of pickpockets in the fair.'

A
The policeman shouted to him to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

B
The policeman shouted to the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

C
The policeman warned the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

D
The policeman advised the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with an imperative sentence as its reported speech. Word 'beware' suggests that warning is being given. So, we use 'warned' as the reporting verb and 'to' in place of inverted commas. There is no change in tense and person.

Option (3) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 7
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The people said, 'It grew dark at midday yesterday.'

A
The people said that it had grown dark at midday the previous day.

B
The people exclaimed that it grew dark at midday the previous day.

C
The people said that it grew dark at midday the previous day.

D
The people said if it had grown dark at midday yesterday.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with a declarative sentence as its reported speech. In such sentences, we use the same reporting verb and 'that' in place of inverted commas. Adverb 'yesterday' changes into 'the previous day'. Simple Past tense changes into Past Perfect tense.

Option (1) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 8
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
My uncle asked me, 'Did you get the first prize in academics last year?'

A
My uncle told me if I got the first prize in academics previous year.

B
My uncle asked me if I had got the first prize in academics previous year.

C
My uncle asked me to get the first prize in academics.

D
My uncle asked me if you got the first prize in academics last year.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with an interrogative sentence as its reported speech. In such sentences, we use 'asked' in place of reporting verb and 'if' in place of inverted commas, making the sentence into a declarative one. 'If' or 'Whether' is used in place of inverted commas when the reported speech starts with an auxiliary verb. Simple Past tense is changed into Past Perfect tense. 'Did' is deleted.

Option (2) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 9
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The beggar said, 'O that I were dead!'

A
The beggar said that he was dead.

B
The beggar said that he could be dead.

C
The beggar wished that he had been dead.

D
The beggar said that he would have been dead.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with the reported speech expressing a wish. In such sentences, we use 'wished' in place of reporting verb and 'that' in place of inverted commas. 'O' is deleted and Past tense is changed to Past perfect tense. First person 'I' is changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.

Option (3) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Question 10
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

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Sentence:
The teacher said to me, 'Are you not ashamed of what you are doing?'

A
The teacher told me if I was not ashamed of what I was doing.

B
The teacher asked me if I was not ashamed of what I was doing.

C
The teacher asked me if I am not ashamed of what I was doing.

D
The teacher asked me if I am not ashamed of what I am doing.

Solution

The context sentence is in direct speech with an interrogative sentence as its reported speech. In such sentences, we use 'asked' in place of reporting verb and 'if' in place of inverted commas and make it a declarative one. Present tense is changed into Past tense and Second person is changed according to the object of reporting verb, so 'you' is changed to 'I'. 'If' or 'Whether' is used in place of inverted commas when the reported speech starts with an auxiliary verb.

Option (2) has all the modifications in the sentence as per the rules of direct/indirect speech. Thus, it is the correct answer.

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Question 1

The doctor told the patient to take that medicine and he would get well soon.

The doctor ordered the patient to take this medicine and you will get well soon.

The doctor advised the patient to take that medicine and he would get well soon.

The doctor forbade the patient to take that medicine to get well soon.

Solution

Question 2

The students asked, 'What a stiff paper!'

The students said, 'What a stiff paper!'

The students shouted, 'What a stiff paper!'

The students proposed, 'What a stiff paper!'

Solution

Question 3

The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'There will be a change in the weather.'

The Selfish Giant asked himself, 'There will be a change in the weather.'

The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'There would be a change in the weather.'

The Selfish Giant said to himself, 'Here will be a change in the weather.'

Solution

Question 4

The children said, 'Hurrah! We won the match!'

The children shouted, 'Oh! Oh! Match is won by us!'

The children said, 'Hurrah! We were won the match!'

The children exclaimed, 'Hurrah! We won!'

Solution

Question 5

The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as I am late.'

The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as you were late.'

The teacher said to me, 'You are late and so do not come into the class.'

The teacher said to me, 'Do not come into the class as you are late.'

Solution

Question 6

The policeman shouted to him to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

The policeman shouted to the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

The policeman warned the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

The policeman advised the people to beware of pickpockets in the fair.

Solution

Question 7

The people said that it had grown dark at midday the previous day.

The people exclaimed that it grew dark at midday the previous day.

The people said that it grew dark at midday the previous day.

The people said if it had grown dark at midday yesterday.

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Question 8

My uncle told me if I got the first prize in academics previous year.

My uncle asked me if I had got the first prize in academics previous year.

My uncle asked me to get the first prize in academics.

My uncle asked me if you got the first prize in academics last year.

Solution

Question 9

The beggar said that he was dead.

The beggar said that he could be dead.

The beggar wished that he had been dead.

The beggar said that he would have been dead.

Solution

Question 10

The teacher told me if I was not ashamed of what I was doing.

The teacher asked me if I was not ashamed of what I was doing.

The teacher asked me if I am not ashamed of what I was doing.

The teacher asked me if I am not ashamed of what I am doing.

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