Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Mother said to me, “Will you help me in cleaning the house?”

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    Mother asked me if you would help her in cleaning the house.
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    Mother asked me will you help me in cleaning the house.
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    Mother told me that I should help her in cleaning the house.
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    Mother asked me if I would help her in cleaning the house.
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Answer : 4. "Mother asked me if I would help her in cleaning the house."

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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."

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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem has been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem plays cards
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Answer : 1. "Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards "

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations.

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    He said, “I regretted the mistake I made in my calculations.”
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    He said, “I am sorry for the mistake I made in his calculations.”
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    He said, “He regrets the mistake he made in my calculations.”
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    He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”
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Answer : 4. "He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”"

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Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Taru said, “Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.”

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    Taru said that Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.
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    Taru said that Kavya has gone to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend.
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    Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.
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    Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend.
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Answer : 4. "Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend."

Q:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.

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    Madhuri said to me, “I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “You could stay in her flat whenever she was in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “I can stay in my flat whenever I am in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”
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Answer : 4. "Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”"

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

The professor said to Piyush, “Will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow?”

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    The professor told Piyush clean the data and get back to him the next day.
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    The professor asked Piyush if he would clean the data and get back to him the next day.
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    The professor asked Piyush will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow.
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    The professor ordered Piyush that he should clean the data and get back to him the next day.
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Answer : 2. "The professor asked Piyush if he would clean the data and get back to him the next day."

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

"Where do you live?", said the stranger.

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    The stranger enquired where I lived
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    The stranger enquires where I lived
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    The stranger enquired where I had been living
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    The stranger enquires where I have been living
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Answer : 4. "The stranger enquires where I have been living "

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

My brother told me that I could see any film I wanted on TV.

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    My brother said to me, “You could see any film you wanted on TV.”
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    My brother said to me, “I could see any film I wanted on TV.”
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    My brother said to me, “I can see any film I want on TV.”
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    My brother said to me, “You can see any film you want on TV.”
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Answer : 3. "My brother said to me, “I can see any film I want on TV.”"

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