Change of Speech


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

  1. He said, “Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.”









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    He said that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward stiuations when he was living in South Africa.

    Correct Option: A

    He said that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward stiuations when he was living in South Africa.


  1. She says, “I keep at an arm’s length, all those who try to flatter me.”









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    She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.

    Correct Option: D

    She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.



  1. You said, “My parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet”.









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    You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

    Correct Option: B

    You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.


  1. Your father said to me,“I should not have given my daughter such a long rope.”









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    Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.

    Correct Option: B

    Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.



  1. He said, “Do as you wish, but don’t come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties.”









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    He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.

    Correct Option: B

    He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.