Change of Speech
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
- I said to him, ‘When did your school close?’
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I asked him when his school had closed. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ asked
did-close (Past T.) ⇒ had closed (Past Per. T.)Correct Option: D
I asked him when his school had closed. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ asked
did-close (Past T.) ⇒ had closed (Past Per. T.)
- She said, “Satish sang”.
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She said that Satish had sung. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
Sang (Past T.) ⇒ had sung (Past Per. T.)Correct Option: A
She said that Satish had sung. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
Sang (Past T.) ⇒ had sung (Past Per. T.)
- Ram said, ‘Honesty is the best policy.’
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Ram said that honesty is the best policy. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
When a sentence is a Universal Truth, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. does not change.Correct Option: D
Ram said that honesty is the best policy. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
When a sentence is a Universal Truth, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. does not change.
- She announced that they had selected Pradeep as their leader.
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She announced, “we have selected Pradeep as our leader.” (Direct)
they ⇒ we
had ⇒ have
their ⇒ our
that ⇒ Conj.Correct Option: B
She announced, “we have selected Pradeep as our leader.” (Direct)
they ⇒ we
had ⇒ have
their ⇒ our
that ⇒ Conj.
- He told me that his father had gone to Mumbai the previous week.
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He said to me, “My father went to Mumbai last week.” (Direct)
told ⇒ said to
his ⇒ My
previous ⇒ lastCorrect Option: B
He said to me, “My father went to Mumbai last week.” (Direct)
told ⇒ said to
his ⇒ My
previous ⇒ last
