DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

IDENTIFY WHETHER THE SENTENCE IS IN (DIRECT SPEECH / INDIRECT SPEECH)

Paul came in and said, “I’m really hungry.”

• INDIRECT SPEECH

• DIRECT SPEECH

• DIRECT-INDIRECT SPEECH

• NONE

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DIRECT INDIRECT SPEECH

Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech :

She said to me, “How Eire you getting on with your studies ?”

• She asked me how I was getting on with my studies.

• She told her that how she was getting on with her studies.

• She asked me how we were getting on with our studies.

• She told me whether am I geeting with on my studies.

Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech :

The policeman asked me, “ Had the thief stolen your watch ? ”

• The policemen asked the thief if he has stolen someone's watch.

• The policeman asks me whether the thief had stolen my watch.

• The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.

• The policeman told me that the thief had stolen my watch.

Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech.

Craig asked Anne, “Are you married?”

• Craig asked Anne if she was married or not ?

• Craig asked Anne if she was married.

• Craig told Anne that are you married.

• Craig asked Anne whether she was married.

Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech.

Jenny asked me, “How many times did you ring?

• Jenny asked me how many times I had rung.

• Jenny asked me how many times I rang.

• Jenny asked whether I have rung.

• Jenny asked me how many times I ring.

Choose the correct option:

“Where do you live?”

• (a) Miho asked me where do I live

• (b) Miho asked me where I lived

• (c) Miho asked me where did I live

“What is the time?”

• (a) Can you tell me what is the time?

• (b) Can you tell me what the time is?

(iv) “Do we have a test tomorrow?”

• (a) I’ve forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?

• (b) I’ve forgotten if we have a test tomorrow.

• (c) I’ve forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?

“When are you going back to Japan?”

• (a) He asked when I was going back to Japan.

• (b) He asked when was I going back to Japan.

“I’ll give you your money back tomorrow.”.

• She promised me to give the money back the next day.

• She promised to give me back the money the next day.

• She promise that she will give me the money tomorrow.