Direct and Indirect Speech

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

1 "Please don't go away", she said.

A
She said to please her and not go away.
B
She told me to go away.
C
She begged me not to go away.
D
She begged that I not go away.

2 My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."

A
my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
B
my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
C
my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D
my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

3 I told him that he was not working hard.

A
I said to him, "You are not working hard."
B
I told to him, "You are not working hard."
C
I said, "You are not working hard."
D
I said to him, "He is not working hard."

4 ‘Do you have anything to tell me, little princess?' asked the king.

A
The king ask the little princess if she have anything to tell him.
B
The king asked the little princess that if she had anything to tell him.
C
The king said to the little princess if she had anything to say to him.
D
The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.

5 Father said to Sekh, “Are you in such a hurry to cross the road?”

A
Father asked Sekh if he was in such a hurry to cross the road.
B
Father asked Sekh whether he was in a big hurry to cross the road.
C
Father asked Sekh that if he was in such a hurry to cross the road.
D
Father ask Sekh whether he was in such a hurry to cross the road.

6 The girl in the red dress said to me, "Where is the film studio?"

A
The girl in the red dress inquired me, where the film studio is.
B
The girl in the red dress asked me, where is the film studio.
C
The girl in the red dress asked me, where the film studio is.
D
The girl in the red dress asked me, where the film studio was.

7 He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.

A
He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup"
B
He said, "India won the Sahara Cup"
C
He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup"
D
He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"

8 Suraj said to her brother, "The RBI is India's central bank".

A
Suraj told her brother the RBI was India's central bank.
B
Suraj told her brother that the RBI was India's central bank.
C
Suraj told her brother that the RBI is India's central bank.
D
Suraj told her brother the RBI is India's central bank.

9 Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.

A
Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
B
Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
C
Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
D
Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."

10 She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone"

A
She told that she knew where was everyone.
B
She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.
C
She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
D
She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.