11)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. The teacher said to the parents, “Young children are very restless.”

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A)

The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.

B)

The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.

C)

The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.

D)

The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.

12)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. “Press button A to start the machine,” said the instructor to the trainees.

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A)

The instructor said to the trainees that you should press button A to start the machine.

B)

The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine.

C)

The instructor requested the trainees press button A to start the machine.

D)

The instructor told the trainees that pressing button A would start the machine.

13)

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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A)

Madhuri said to me, “I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.”

B)

Madhuri said to me, “You could stay in her flat whenever she was in Kolkata.”

C)

Madhuri said to me, “I can stay in my flat whenever I am in Kolkata.”

D)

Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”

14)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. She said, “Is anyone there in the house?”

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A)

She enquired if someone is there in the house.

B)

She asked if anyone was there in the house.

C)

She told there is someone in the house.

D)

She asked there is anyone in the house.

15)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. The thief said to the judge, “Pardon me.”

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A)

The thief begged the judge to pardon him.

B)

The thief requested the judge for pardon me.

C)

The thief said to the judge to pardon.

D)

The thief urged to pardon to the judge.

16)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. I said to you, “ He should be trusted.”

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A)

I asked you if he should be trusted.

B)

I told you that he should be trusted.

C)

I told you that you should be trusted.

D)

I told you that I should be trusted.

17)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

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Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”

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A)

Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost.

B)

Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost.

C)

Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.

D)

Our Principal said that rules had to be followed at any cost.

18)

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

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I said to Promod, “How did you break your leg?”

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A)

I asked Promod how did you break your leg.

B)

I asked Promod how he had broken your leg.

C)

I asked Promod how you broke your leg.

D)

I asked Promod how he had broken his leg.

19)

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

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She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.

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A)

She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”

B)

She said, “How beautiful I look in this dress!”

C)

She said, “How beautiful she looks in this dress!”

D)

She said, “How beautiful I looked in that dress!”

20)

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

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Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.

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A)

Anurag says, “He likes to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.”

B)

Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”

C)

Anurag said, “I will like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”

D)

Anurag says, “I like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”