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.

Mother said, 'Don't step out of the house in the summer season.'

• The mother requested the children not to step out in the summer season.

• The mother threatened the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

• The mother persuaded the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

• The mother persuaded the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

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.

The teacher said that the burglar had broken into the office.

• The teacher said, 'The burglar had broken into the office.'

• The teacher said,' The burglar break into the office.'

• The teacher said, 'The burglar broken into the office.'

• The teacher said, 'The burglar broken into the office.'

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.

Salim told Ajay that he would return the book to him the next day.

• 'I will return this book to you the next day', said Salim.

• Salim said, 'I will be returning the book to you tomorrow, Ajay.'

• 'Ajay, I will return the book to you tomorrow', said Salim.

• 'Ajay, I will return the book to you tomorrow', said Salim.

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.

'I can't stand on my head because I am not well.'

• He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well

• He said that he can't stand on his head because he was not well.

• He told that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

• He declared that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

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.

He said that when he was a boy he could stay up as long as he liked.

• He said, 'When I had been a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.'

• He told, 'When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.'

• He said, 'When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.'

• He said, When I am a boy I can stay up as long as I like.'

• "I Know the place well because I use to live here, "he explained.

• "I know the place well because I used to live here,"he explained.

• "I knew the place because I used to live here,"he explained.

• "I knew the place because I used to live here,"he explained.

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.

She said, 'We were thinking of selling the house but we had decided not to'.

• She said that they were thinking of selling the house but they decided not to.

• She said that they thought of selling the house but decided not to.

• She said that they have been thinking of selling the house but decided not to.

• She said that they had been thinking of selling the house but had decided not to.

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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.

The guide suggested, 'Let's rest here for a while.'

• The guide suggested that we should rest there for a while.

• The guide suggested that we rest there.

• The guide suggested we should rest for a while.

• The guide suggested we should rest for a while.

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.

'Good-bye! Dear friend', said the patriot, 'we will meet again.'

• The patriot said good-bye to his dear friend and said that they will meet again.

• The patriot bade his friend good-bye and said that they must meet again.

• Bidding his dear friend good-bye, the patriot said that they would meet again.

• Bidding his dear friend good-bye, the patriot said that they would meet again.

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.

He told his mother that he was starting in two days' time.

• 'I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother', he said.

• 'I will start the next day, mother', he said.

• 'I may start in two days time, mother', he said.

• 'I may start in two days time, mother', he said.