Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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

Harry said that he would not be in town on Friday.

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    Harry saying, “I will not be in town on Friday”.
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    Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”.
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    Harry said, “I can’t be in town on Friday”.
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    Harry said, “I must not be in town on Friday”.
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Answer : 2. "Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”."

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

Joey said to the girl, “How are you doing?”

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    Joey asked the girl if she was doing fine.
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    Joey asked the girl how was she doing.
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    Joey asked the girl that how was she doing.
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    Joey asked the girl how she was doing.
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Answer : 4. "Joey asked the girl how she was doing."

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

Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house.

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    Hira said to me, “Are you doing fine being all alone in your house.”
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    Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in my house.”
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    Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”
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    Hira said to me, “How you are doing being all alone in your house?”
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Answer : 3. "Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”"

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

“So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”

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    The man cries out to heaven to help him not to lie again ever.
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    The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.
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    The man requested heaven to help him and see that he lie again.
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    The man called heaven and ordered to help him and see to it that she never lies again.
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Answer : 2. "The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again."

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

I warned Rita not to be late the next day.

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    I warned to Rita, “Don’t be late tomorrow”.
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    I warning Rita, “Not be late tomorrow”.
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    I warned Rita, “Not be late tomorrow”.
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    I warned Rita, “Don’t be late tomorrow”.
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Answer : 4. "I warned Rita, “Don’t be late tomorrow”."

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

She asked, “Are you meeting my partners next week?”

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    She asked about our meeting her partners next week.
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    She asked if we meet her partners next week.
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    She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.
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    She asked if we were meeting her partners next week.
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Answer : 3. "She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week."

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

I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”

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    I told Mohan that he had had a green book.
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    I told Mohan that he have a green book.
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    I told Mohan that he had a green book.
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    I told Mohan that he has a green book
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Answer : 3. "I told Mohan that he had a green book."

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

My brother said to me, “Don’t play in the rain.”

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    My brother said to me don’t play in the rain.
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    My brother forbade me to play in the rain.
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    My brother assured me not to play in the rain.
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    My brother refused me to not play in the rain
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Answer : 2. "My brother forbade me to play in the rain. "

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