Direct Indirect Speech - English Questions and Answers


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(Q1) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. 

Manoj said to Mira, “Do not try to make a fool of me.”

A

Manoj told Mira to not try to make a fool of me.

B

Manoj told Mira to not to try to make a fool of me.

C

Manoj told Mira not to try to make a fool of him.

D

Manoj told Mira do not try to make a fool of him.

Solution

Narration change of imperative sentence

We change the “Reporting Verb” of direct speech into indirect speech according to the tense at the time of narration change. I have mentioned the reporting verb below.

Imperative    Sentence

Direct

Indirect

Say

Order/request/advise/command

[,]

Aff- to

Neg- not to

When we change the reported speech of imperative sentences, we use “Order/ request/ advise/ command” instead of “Say/ Say to”. Then we use “To” for affirmative sentences and “Not to” for negative sentences instead of comma marks.

(Q2) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following-

He said to me, “What do you want?”

A

He told me what he wanted to be done

B

He asked me what he wanted

C

 He asked me what I wanted

D

He asked me what I had wanted

(Q3) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration

He said, “Don't be foolish."

A

He told me don't be foolish

B

He told me not to be foolish

C

He forbade me to foolish

D

He forbade me not to be foolish

(Q4) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following

He said to her, “What is your father?”

A

He asked her what her father was

B

He asked her what his father was

C

He asked her what his father had been

D

He asked her what her father had been

(Q5) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following

She said to me, “You played cricket with me."

A

She told me that I played cricket with her

B

She told me that she played cricket with me

C

She told me that I had played cricket with her

D

She told me that she had played cricket her

(Q6) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration-

He said to me, "Are you happy?"

A

He told me that he was happy

B

He told me that he was being happy

C

 He asked me if you were happy

D

He asked me whether I was happy

(Q7) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Direction (16-17): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.

“Do you want balloons?” he said to the child.

A

He asked the child if it wanted balloons

B

He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.

C

He asked the child did it want balloons.

D

He asked the child if it would want balloons.

(Q8) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Direction (16-17): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.

She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”

A

She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.

B

She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.

C

She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.

D

She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.

(Q9) English » Direct Indirect Speech

“Will you play with me?”, said she to him. (Narration)

A

She asked him if he would play with her

B

 She ordered him to he would play with her

C

 She said to him that he will play with her.

D

She requested him that he will play with her.

(Q10) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

He asked us, “When are you reaching?”

A

He asked us whether we are reaching. 

B

He asked us when we were reaching.

C

He asked us when will you reach? 

D

He asked us when we will reach. 

(Q11) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following—  

He said to me, "Why do you go today?" 

A

He told me why did I go today

B

He asked me why did I go today

C

He asked me why he went that day

D

He asked me why I went that day

(Q12) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the narration of the given sentence.

  He said to him, 'please give me another chance.'

A

He said to them that please give me another chance

B

He told them that give him another chance

C

He requested him to given him another chance

D

He requested them to please give him another chance

(Q13) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the narration of the given sentence :  

"Please, give me your pen."said Sonu to Sarita.

A

Sonu told Sarita to give him his pen.

B

Sonu asked Sarita to please give him her pen.

C

Sonu requested Sarita to give him her pen.

D

Sonu suggested Sarita to give him her pen.

(Q14) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the narration of the given sentence :  

I said to him, “You are the most trust worthy friend that I have."

A

I told him that he was the most trust worthy friend that I had.

B

I told him that he is the most trust worthy friend that I had

C

I told him that he has been the most trust worthy friend that I have.

D

I told him that he was the most trust worthy friend I will ever have.

(Q15) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following—

  She said to me, "I taught you yesterday."

A

She told me that I taught you yesterday

B

She told me that I taught you the previous day

C

She told me that I had taught you the previous day

D

She told me that I had been taught by you the previous day

(Q16) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following—

  You said to me, "You are my friend."

A

You told me that you were my friend

B

You told me that I was your friend

C

You told me that I was my friend

D

You told me that you had been my friend

(Q17) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Change the Narration of the following—  

I said to him, "Why are you sad?"

A

I told him why he was sad

B

I asked him that he was sad

C

I asked him whether he was sad

D

I asked him why he was sad

(Q18) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Directions (6-7): Change the Narration of the following—  

Reena said to Rajesh, "I need your book."

A

Reena says Rajesh to need my help

B

Reena told Rajesh that he needs my book

C

Reena told Rajesh that he needed my book

D

Reena told Rajesh that she needed his book

(Q19) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Directions (6-7): Change the Narration of the following—  

I said to them, "Let us go out."  

A

I asked them to go out

B

I proposed to them that you go out

C

I proposed to them that we should go out

D

I ordered them to go out

(Q20) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Soni said, "You, shut up!" (Narration)

A

Soni asked me to shut up

B

Soni requested me to shut up

C

I was asked to shut up

D

She told me to shut up