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- In each of the following questions a sentence in the direct speech is given. Below this four alternatives are given. Among these one is the Indirect Speech of the question.Choose the correct alternatives.
- 1. Jasrtitha said, "I was knitting then".
A.Jasrtitha said that she was knitting then.
B.Jasrtitha said that she had been kniting then.
C.Jasrtitha said that she has been knitting then.
D.Jasrtitha said that she had been knitting now.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B 
Jasrtitha said that she had been kniting then.
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- 2. I said, " I should like to do it myself."
A.I said that I should like to do it myself.
B.I said that he would like to do it myself.
C.I said that I should like to do it himself..
D.I said that he shall like to do it himself.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Here the first person himself report the sentence. So only the reporting verb is added in the indirect Speech.
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- 3. Vinay said to me, " You should come to me tomorrow".
A.Vinay said that he should come to me the next day.
B.Vinay told that you should come to me tomorrow.
C.Vinay told me that I should go to him the next day.
D.Vinay told me that I should come to him the next day.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
'Come' in the Direct Speech changed to 'go' in the Indirect Speech.
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- 4. Murari said, " I should answer the phone".
A.Murari said that I should answer the phone
B.Murari said I should answer the phone.
C.Murari said that he will answer the phone.
D.Murari said that he would answer the phone.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option
The Direct Speech is in the future tense. As 1's the subject in the direct speech, auxilliary verb 'shall' is used. In the indirect speech 'shall' changes into 'would' as 1's changes into 'he'.
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- 5. I said to him, "You can come to me at any time."
A.I told him that he could come to me at any time
B.I told him that he could come to me at any time.
C.I told him that his could come to me at any time.
D.I told him that he would come to me at any time
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Here the word 'come' in the Direct Speech remains unchanged as the reporter is the first person.
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