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Narration ds varxZr geDirect ,oa Indirect Speech i<+rs gSA

DIRECT SPEECH
 tc dksbZ O;fDr fdlh oDrk ds dgs gq, dFku
cuk
dks
fdlh
f ifjorZu ds vfHkO;Dr dj nsa rksDirect
og
Speech dgykrk gSA
tSls%Ram  says , " I
work
hard
 ."
Reporting Reported Speech
Verb

INDIRECT SPEECH
 tc dksbZ O;fDr fdlh oDrk
dFku
ds dks vius 'kCnksa esa dqN t:jh ifjorZu
dj izLrqr djsa rksIndirect
og Speech
dgykrk gSA
tSls%Ram says that he works hard.
ASSERTIVE SENTENCES (dFkukRed okD;)
(1) He says, "I work hard." (Direct Speech)
He says that he works hard. (Indirect speech)
ASSERTIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT ls INDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e
(1) Comma ,oainverted commas dks gVk,saConjunction
vkSj 'that' dk iz;ksx djsaA
(2) Pronoun uhps fn, x, fu;ekuqlkj ifjofrZr
djsaA

Sub Obj No
S O N st nd rd
1 Person 2 Person 3 Person
1 2 3 ;kfu
I, we you he,she, it, they

tSls%1. He says, " I work hard"

sub. 1st
Person

changes to
according to
He says that he works hard.
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2. He says to me, " You work hard."
sub. obj 2nd
Person

changes to
according to

He tells me that I work hard

3. He says to me, "She works hard."
3rd
Person

no change

He tells me that she works hard.

(3) Say/said dksindirect speech esa;Fkkor jgus nsa
A ysfdu'say to' dks'tell' cuk ns vkSj
'said to'
dks'told'
tSls%He says to me, "you work hard".
He tells me that I work hard.
uksV%&
1. tell vkSjtold ds cknto dk iz;ksx ugha
fd;k tkrk gSA
2. tell vkSjtold ds ckn obj dk iz;ksx djuk t:jh gksrk gSA blh izdkj
ordered, requested,
forbade bR;kfn ds ckn Hkh ,d object dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,
A
(4) vxj Reporting verb present vFkokfuture tense esa gks]reported
rks speech ds tense esa
dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He says, "I come here ".
He says that he comes here.
(5) vxj Reporting verb past esa gksas ysfdu
reported speech universal truth / Idiom /
Phrase/ habitual action vFkokhistorical fact gks rks
reported speech ds tense esa
dksbZ
ifjorZu ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%He said, "The Sun is a star"
He said that the Sun is a star
(6) vxj Reporting verb past esa gks
vkSjReported speech idiom / phrase bR;kfnugha
gks rks
Reported Speech esa fuEufyf[kr ifjorZu fd;s tkrs gSaA
tSls%He said, "I came here yesterday".
He said that he had come there the previous day.
(1) CHANGE IN TENSE
Simple present Simple past Past perfect
    No change
V1/do/does V2 /did had V3
Present continuous Past continuous Past perfect continuous
    No change
is/am/are was/were had been
Present perfect / present perfect continuous Past perfect / past perfect continuous
 has/ have

had
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(2) CHANGE OF MODALS
shall/will  should / would
may  might
can  could
(3) CHANGE IN TIME AND PLACE
today  that day, tomorrow  the next day, yesterday  the previous day/
the day before, tonight  that night, Last  the previous, here  there,
this  that, these  those, ago  before, now  then.
Examples
1. She said, "I cannot help you at this time."
She said that she couldn't help me at that time.
2. He said to me, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow."
He told me that he would come to meet me the next day.
3. Ram said, "I haven't taken any exam this year but I intend to take two exams
the next year"
Ram said that he hadn't taken any exam that year but he intended to take two
exams the next year.
4. He said, "Virtue is its own reward"
He said that virtue is its own reward (okD; phrase gS)
5. Our teacher said, "We have to finish this work today as we know that tomorrow
never comes."
Our teacher said that we had to finish that work that day as we know that tomorrow
never comes.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (iz'ukRed okD;)

Questions

He said to me, "Are you coming?" He said to me, "when are you coming?"
(tokc gk¡ ;k uk esa gks ldrk gSA) (loky wh familydk gSA)
He asked me whether I was coming. He asked me when I was coming.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECTSPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds

fu;e
(1) 'Said to' dksasked, questioned, enquired, interrogated bR;kfn esa ifjofrZr djsaA
(2) Question mark (?) dksfull stop (.) esa ifjofrZr djsaA
(3) okD; dkformation interrogative ughagksxk A ;kfu helping verb dk iz;ksxsubject ds ckn
gksxkA
(4) Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkj gksaxsA
(5) vxj loky dk tokc ^gk¡* ;k ^uk*esa fn;k tk ldrk gS rks
conjunction 'if' ;k 'whether' dk
iz;ksx djsaA
'wh family' ds loky esa dksbZ
conjunction dk iz;ksx ugha
gksxkA
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Examples-
1. He said to me, "Do you know me?"
He asked me if I knew him.
2. She said to him, "What are you doing now?"
She asked him what he was doing then.
3. He said to him, "Did you intend to come with me?"
He asked him if he had intended to come with him.
4. He said to her, "Haven't you seen this movie?"
He asked her if she hadn't seen that movie.
5. He said to her, "Madam, can I help you?"
She said, "no"
He asked her respectfully if he could help her.
She answered in the negative.
6. He said to me, "When will the train arrive?"
He enquired of me when the train would arrive
Explanation to sentence 5:
5. vxj Direct Speech esaSir/Madam / Your Honour tSlslEekulwpd 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gks rks
Indirect Speech esa bUgsa gVk'respectfully'
nsa vkSj 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
 ysfdu vxj Dear / Darling / My beloved tSls izselwpd 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gks rks mUgsa gVkdj
'lovingly' ;k 'affectionately' 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
 vxj tokc 'yes' gks rks 'answered in the affirmative' dk iz;ksx djsa vkSj vxj tokc
'No' gS rks
'answered in the Negative' dk iz;ksx djsaA
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES (vkKklwpd okD;)
He said to me, "Go away."
He ordered me to go away.
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e
1. 'Said to' dks t:jr ds vuqlkjordered / requested/ forbade / suggested bR;kfn esa ifjofrZr djsaA
2. Conjunction 'to' dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. 'To' ds cknV1 vkrk gSA
4. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkj gksaxsA
Examples-
1. She said to me, "Do not come here"
She forbade me to come there.
or
She ordered me not to come there.
2. He said, "call the first witness now."
He ordered them to call the first witness then.
3. She said, "Spread the clothes in the sunlight and do not wash anything else."
She ordered him to spread the clothes in the sunlight and not to wash anything else.
4. The captain said to the soldiers, "Stand at ease."
The captain commanded the soldiers to stand at ease.
5. My mother said to me, "Help others but do not expect anything in return."
My mother advised me to help others but not to expect anything in return."
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EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES (foLe;kfncks/d okD;)
She said, "Alas! I am undone."
She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone.
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECTSPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e

1. changes to
(a) Said + Alas !   exclaimed with sorrow.
changes to
Said + Hurray !   exclaimed with joy
changes to
Said + Fi ! / Ugh !   exclaimed with despise/disgust.
changes to
Said + Wow !   exclaimed with joy.
changes to
Said + Oh !   exclaimed with surprise / regret.
2. Conjunction 'that'dk iz;ksx djsa
3. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa
ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkj gksaxsA
Examples:
1. She said, "Hurray ! we have won this match."
She exclaimed with joy that they had won that match.
2. She said, "How beautiful is the rain!"
She exclaimed with joy that the rain was very beautiful.
3. He said,"Bravo ! you have done well."
He applauded him saying that he had done well
4. She said, "What a pleasant surprise!"
She exclaimed that it was a pleasant surprise.
OPTATIVE SENTENCES (bPNklwpd okD;)
He said, "May God bless you."
He prayed that God might bless me.
OPTATIVE SENTENCES dks DIRECT ls INDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjofrZr djus ds fu;e
1. 'Said'dks'wished' vFkok'prayed' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
2. Conjunction 'that' dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa fu;ekuqlkj ifjorZu djsaA
Examples:
1. She said, "May, God pardon him."
She prayed that God might pardon him.
2. They said, "long live the king."
They prayed that the king might live long.
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dqN vU; egRoiw.kZ fcUnq%
1. Need not, used to, would rather, would better, had rather, had better esa dksbZ ifjorZu
ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%He said, “I used to go to school by bus.”
He said that he used to go to school by bus.
2. vxj past continuous dk iz;ksxtime clause esa gkstense
rks esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He said to me, “While I was studying, you were playing.”
He told me that while he was studying, I was playing.
3. vxj past indefinite tense dk iz;ksxtime clause esa gkstense
rks esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He said, “When I met him, he was playing.”
He said that when he met him, he was playing.
4. tc past indefinite dk iz;ksx nks
simultaneous actions esa gkstense
rks esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%She said, “I prepared the tea and he fried the chips.”
She said that she prepared the tea and he fried the chips.
5. tc past indefinite dk iz;ksxhistorical (,sfrgkfld) ?kVuk ds fy, gks rks
tense esa dksbZ
ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He said, “Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.”
He said that Gandhiji started the Quit India movement.
6. dk ifjorZu would/ should esa gksrk gSwill/
Will/ shall ij shall dk ifjorZu ‘should’ esa
gksxk vxj okD; lykg lEcfU/r gksA
tSls%1. He said, “I shall come tomorrow.”
He said that he would come the next day.
2. She said to me, “What shall I do after the exam?”
She asked me what she should do after the exam.
7. okD; ds vFkZ dks ns[krs gq, dbZ ckj esa ifjorZu fd, tkrs gSA
modals
tSls%1. She said, “If I get selected, I need not take any exam further.”
She said that if she got selected, she would not have to take any exam further.
2. He said, “Need I send an e-mail?’
He asked me if he had to send an e-mail.
3. He said, “When I was a kid, I could not go out alone,” (;gk¡‘could’ dk iz;ksx vuqefr
ds fy, gqvk gSA)
He said that when he was a kid, he was not allowed to go out alone.
4. She said, “Rohit, you must be prudent.” (;gk¡‘must’ dk iz;ksx vkns'k ds fy, gqvk gSA)
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PRACTICE SET
Directions: A sentence has been given in direct/Indirect form. Out of the four
alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct form.
1. “Call the first witness”, said the Judge.
(a) The judge commanded to call the first witness.
(b) The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
(c) The judge commanded that the first witness be called.
(d) The judge commanded the first witness to be called.
2. The queen said to her son, “You must go to the forest and remain there till your
father calls you back.”
(a) The queen ordered her son to go to the forest and remain there till his father
calls him back.
(b) The queen told her son that he must go to the forest and remain there till his
father called him back.
(c) The queen told his son that you must go to the forest and remain there till your
father called you back.
(d) The queen told her son to go to the forest and remained there till his father
called him back.
3. I said to her, “All your faults will be pardoned if you confess them.”
(a) I told her that all her faults will be pardoned if you confess them.
(b) I told her that all her faults would be pardoned if she confessed them.
(c) I told her that all her faults will have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
(d) I told her that all her faults would have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
4. He said to Sita, “When do you intend to pay back the money you borrowed from me?”
(a) He enquired Sita when did she intend to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
(b) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
(c) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed
from him.
(d) He enquired when Sita intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
5. “Let’s give a party”, said Jaya.
“Let’s not”, said her husband.
(a) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband answered in the negative.
(b) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband opposed the idea.
(c) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband contradicted her.
(d) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband refused.
6. The old man of Latur said, “Alas! my only son is dead.”
(a) The old man of Latur exclaimed with sorrow that his only son was dead.
(b) The old man of Latur told with pain that his only son was dead.

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(c) The old man of Lature expressed with anguish that his only son was dead.
(d) The old man of Latur sorrowfully narrated that his only son was dead.
7. She said to the girl, “Did you do this ?”
(a) She asked the girl that she did that.
(b) She asked the girl if she did that.
(c) She asked the girl if she had done that.
(d) She told the girl that she had done that.
8. “Many happy returns of your birthday”, we said.
(a) We greeted him on his birthday.
(b) We said that many happy returns of your birthday.
(c) We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
(d) We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.
9. “Doctor”, the patient cried, “please tell me how much time I have.”
(a) The patient pleaded the doctor how much time he will have.
(b) The patient exclaimed to the doctor that how much time he had.
(c) The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell him how much time he had.
(d) The patient cried to the doctor that how much time had he.
10. “So help me Heaven!” he cried, “I never steal again.”
(a) He wanted Heaven to help him so that he would never steal again.
(b) She exclaimed to heaven that he would never steal again.
(c) He exclaimed heaven to help him that he would never steal again.
(d) He called upon heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
11. She said, “I’ll give you Rs. 100/- to keep your mouth shut.”
(a) She said that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(b) She offered him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(c) She suggested to him that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(d) She proposed that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
12. From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Qutub Minar’, said my friend.
(a) My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
(b) My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
(c) My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
(d) My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
13. The teacher said to the student, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
(a) The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.
(b) The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.
(c) The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.
(d) The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
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14. The teacher said to Ashok, “I shall report the matter to the Principal if you
misbehave again.”
(a) The teacher told Ashok that he would be reporting the matter to the Principal if
he misbehaved again.
(b) The teacher warned Ashok that he would report the matter to the Principal if
he misbehaved again.
(c) The teacher threatened Ashok to report the matter to the Principal if he
misbehave again.
(d) The teacher cautioned Ashok about reporting the matter to the Principal if he
misbehaved again.
15. “Fi! A soldier and afraid of fighting!” said Babar.
(a) Babar exclaimed with surprise that a soldier should be afraid of fighting.
(b) Addressing a soldier, Babar cursed him that he should be afraid of fighting.
(c) Babar cursed the soldier who was afraid of fighting.
(d) Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fighting.
16. The teacher said to Ram, “Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?”
Ram said, “Yes.”
(a) The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
(b) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
(c) The teacher asked Ram if he would have like to go on a trip to Kashmir and
Ram replied in the affirmative.
(d) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram
replied in the affirmative.
17. Everybody said, “How well she sings!”
(a) Everybody told us that she sings very well.
(b) Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
(c) Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
(d) Everybody told us that how she sang very well.
18. “Suppose your children go out for a nice long walk”, she said.
(a) She proposed that his children went out for a nice long walk.
(b) She advised that his children go out for a nice long walk .
(c) She suggested that his children go out for a nice long walk.
(d) She suggested that his children should go out for a nice long walk.
19. I said, “When it gets dark, light the lantern and hang it out.”
(a) I said that when it got dark he light the lantern and hung it out.
(b) I requested that when it got dark he may light the lantern and hang it out.
(c) I said that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hung it out.
(d) I said that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hang it out.
20. “Do as you wish, but don’t come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties.”,
He said to me
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(a) He told me to do as he wished or he wouldn’t come and help me if I got into difficulties.
(b) He told me to do as I wished, but not to come and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.
(c) He ordered me to do as I wished, but not to come and ask him for help if I got
into difficulties.
(d) He told me that unless I did as I wished he would not come and help me if I got
into difficulties.
21. “May you live long and prosper”, said the old lady to her son.
(a) The old lady blessed her son with long life and wished him prosperity.
(b) The old lady prayed for her son’s long life and prosperity.
(c) The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.
(d) The old lady blessed her son and prayed for his long life and prosperity.
22. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.
(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
(d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward.
23. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”
(a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
(b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
(c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
(d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
24. He said, “It used to be a lovely, quiet street.”
(a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street.
25. The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
(a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
(b) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
(c) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the peace.”
(d) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the peace.”
26. The spectators said, “Bravo ! Well done, players.”
(a) The spectators shouted that the players were doing very well.
(b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well.
(c) The spectators applauded the players saying that they had done well.
(d) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to do well.
27. I said to my friend, “Good Morning.Let us go for a picnic today.”
(a) I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.
(b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.
(c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic
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that day.
(d) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.
28. The new student asked the old one, “Do you know my name?”
(a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name.
(b) The new student asked the old one that whether he knew his names.
(c) The new student asked the old one did he know his name.
(d) The new student asked the old one if he knows his name.
29. I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.
(a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my coming late.”
(b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming late.”
(c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her coming late”.
(d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she coming late.”
30. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.”
(a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(c) I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(d) I told to my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.
31. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly!” said the mother.
(a) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very clever of him to have solved
the puzzle so quickly.
(b) The mother expressed that he was so clever to have solved the puzzle quickly.
(c) The mother told that he was very clever in solving the puzzle so quickly.
(d) The mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly.
32. He said that he went for a walk every morning.
(a) He said, “I went for a walk every morning”.
(b) He said, “I go for a walk every morning”.
(c) He said, “I will go for a walk morning”.
(d) He said, “he went for a walk every morning”.
33. I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job”.
(a) I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.
(b) I said again and again I didn’t care about the job.
(c) I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
(d) I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.
34. I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change.”
(a) I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
(b) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
(c) I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
(d) I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
35. I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
(a) I said, “How many discoveries have gone unheeded?”
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(b) I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
(c) I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
(d) I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
36. Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
(a) Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
(b) Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
(c) Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
(d) Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
37. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
(a) The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
(b) The boss said that it was time we had began planning our work.
(c) The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
(d) The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
38. He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
(a) He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
(b) The told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
(c) He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
(d) He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
39. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
(a) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
(b) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
(c) Rahul said that he would do it then or never.
(d) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
40. My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be
doing this.”
(a) His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want
to be doing that.
(b) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to
be doing that.
(c) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn’t want to
be doing that.
(d) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to
be doing this.
41. Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
(a) Doshi requested his wife to select one of these necklaces.
(b) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
(c) Doshi told his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
(d) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
42. He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now.”
(a) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.
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(b) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
(c) He reported that the rainfall has been scantly till then.
(d) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
43. “Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old
man said.”
(a) The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
(b) The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the old man had to say.
(c) The manager commanded Govind to tell him what the old man said.
(d) The manager told Govind to tell him what the old man said.
44. He says, “I am going to the market now.”
(a) He says that he is going to the market now.
(b) He said that he was going to the market then.
(c) He says that he was going to the market then.
(d) He said that he was going to the market now.
45. She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”
(a) She requested Rita to help her in her homework.
(b) Rita requested her to help her with her homework.
(c) She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
(d) She requested Rita to help her homework.
46. He said to me, “Do not run after money and then you will see money running
after you.”
(a) He told to me that I did not run after money and then I would see money running me.
(b) He advised me not to run after money and then I would see money running
after me.
(c) He warned me not to run after money and then I will see money running after me.
(d) He warned me not to run after money and then money would run after me.
47. He said to me, “Do you know English?”
(a) He asked me if I did know English.
(b) He asked me if I knew English.
(c) he asked me that if I know English.
(d) He asked me if I know English.
48. My father said to me, “Bravo! You have done well.”
(a) My father applauded me saying that I had done well.
(b) My father applauded me saying that I have done well.
(c) My father applauded me saying that I did well.
(d) My father applauded me saying that you had done well.
49. Tom said that he had had a strange experience the day before.
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(b) Tom said, “I have had a strange experience yesterday.”
(c) Tom said, “I had a strange experience yesterday.”
(d) Tom said, “I had had a strange experience yesterday.”
50. Our teacher said to us, “I am not going to tolerate your nonsense anymore.”
(a) Our teacher warned us that she is not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(b) Our teacher warned us that she was not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(c) Our teacher told us that she was not going to be tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(d) Our teacher said that she was not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore
51. Sheela said, “I am going to finish this work now before I start a new work
tomorrow.”
(a) Sheela told me that she was going to finish that work then before she started a
new work the next day.
(b) Sheela said that she was going to finish that work then before she started a
new work the next day.
(c) Sheela said that she is going to finish that work then before she started a new
work the next day.
(d) Sheela told that she was going to finish that work then before she started a new
work the next day.
52. "Do you suppose you know better than your own father?" shouted her angry
mother.
(a) Her angry mother shouted and asked that she supposed whether she knew
better than her own father.
(b) Her angry mother shouted and asked that she supposed that she knew better
than her own father.
(c) Her angry mother shouted whether she supposed that she known better than
her own father.
(d) Her angry mother shouted and asked her whether she supposed that she knew
better than her own father.
53. "So help me, Heaven !" he cried "I will never drive recklessly".
(a) He called upon Heaven to see his resolve never to drive recklessly.
(b) He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to drive recklessly.
(c) He called upon Heaven to witness his resolved never to drive recklessly.
(d) He ordered Heaven to witness his resolve never to drive recklessly.
54. The dwarf said to her, “Promise me that when you are a queen you will give me
your first-born child."
(a) The draft advised her to promised that when she was a queen she would give
him her first born child.
(b) The draft requested her to promise that when she had been a queen she would
give him her first born child.
(c) The draft requested her to promise that when she is a queen she would give
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him her first born child.
(d) The draft asked her to promise him that when she was a queen she would give
him her first born child.
55. "Dear bird", she said, stroking its feathers, "have you come to comfort me in my
sorrow?"
(a) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately that she had come to
comfort her in her sorrow.
(b) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to
comfort in her sorrow.
(c) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether they had come to
comfort her in her sorrow.
(d) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to
comfort her in her sorrow.
56. He said, "My God ! I am ruined."
(a) He exclaimed sadly that he was ruined.
(b) He exclaimed that he was ruined.
(c) He exclaimed sadly that he had been ruined.
(d) He exclaimed sadly that he ruined.
57. "Ah me!"exclaimed the man, "What a rash and bloody deed you have done!"
(a) The man exclaimed that he had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(b) The man exclaimed sadly that he had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(c) The man exclaimed with sorry that you had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(d) The man exclaimed with sorrow that they had done a very rash and bloody deed.
58. Bhishma said, "Boys! Boys! Remember you are playing a game. If it be Arjuna’s
turn let him have it."
(a) Bhishma asked the boys to remembered that they were playing a game. If it
was Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
(b) Bhishma asked the boys to remembered that they were playing a game. If it is
Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
(c) Bhishma asked the boys to remember that they were playing a game. If it was
Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
(d) Bhishma asked the boys to remember that we were playing a game. If it was
Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
59. "What are you doing, grandma?"said the little boy. "I’m planting saplings, my
little prince." "Ah, how interesting! Let me try , if I can also do so."
(a) The little boy said to his grandma what she was doing. She replied affectionately
that she was planting saplings. The boy exclaimed that it was very interesting
and wanted to try if he could also do so.
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that she was planting saplings. The boy exclaimed that it was very interesting
and wanted to try if he could also do so.
(c) The little boy asked his grandma that she was doing. She replied affectionately
that she was planting saplings. The boy exclaimed that it was very interesting
and wanted to try if he could also do so.
(d) The little boy asked his grandma what was she doing. She replied affectionately
that she was planting saplings. The boy exclaimed that it was very interesting
and wanted to try if he could also do so.
60. "You say," said the judge, "that the bag you lost contained one hundred and ten
pounds". "Yes, your honour," replied the cheat. "Then as this one contains one
hundred pounds it cannot be yours."
(a) The judge asked the cheat if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten
pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the judge
concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
(b) The judge ordered the cheat if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and
ten pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the judge
concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
(c) The judge ordered the cheat that the bag he had lost contained one hundred
and ten pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the
judge concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be
his.
(d) The judge asked the cheat that the bag he had lost contained one hundred and
ten pounds. The cheat replied in the affirmative. Then the judge concluded as
this one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
61. The child said, ‘Mommy, can you bring the moon for me?’ Mommy said, ‘No.’
(a) The child asked his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
in the negative.
(b) The child told his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
in the negative.
(c) The child asked his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
no.
(d) The child said to his mommy that she could bring the moon for him. Mommy
replied in the negative.
62. He said, "Fi!" and vomited
(a) He exclaimed with disgust and had vomited
(b) He exclaimed with disgust and vomited
(c) He exclaimed with sorrow and vomited
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63. The captain said to the soldiers, " Stand at ease."
(a) The captain commanded the soldiers to stand at ease.
(b) The captain said the soldiers to stand at ease.
(c) The captain told the soldiers to stand at ease.
(d) The captain commanded the soldiers that they stand at ease.
64. "I can show no mercy," said the king, "except permitting you to choose what
kind of death you wish to die."
(a) The king asked that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
what kind of death he wished to die.
(b) The king advised that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
what kind of death he wished to die.
(c) The king ordered that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
what kind of death he wished to die.
(d) The king said that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
what kind of death he wished to die.
65. Kausalya said to Rama, " Do not desire, O my child, to possess the stars, because
they are thousands of miles off.”
(a) Kaushalya forbade her child Rama to desire to possess the stars because they
were thousands of miles off.
(b) Kaushalya requested her child Rama to desire to possess the stars because
they were thousands of miles off.
(c) Kaushalya ordered her child Rama to not desire to possess the stars because
they were thousands of miles off.
(d) Kaushalya said to her child Rama not to desire to possess the stars because
they were thousands of miles off.
66. “What a stupid fellow you are!” she remarked.
(a) She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.
(b) She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
(c) She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.
(d) She asked him what a stupid fellow he was
67. The police said to the thief, “Don’t move.”
(a) The police ordered the thief not to move.
(b) The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
(c) The police told the thief that he did not move.
(d) The police ordered to the thief to not move.
68. He said, “I am going to college just now.”
(a) He said that he was going to college just now.
(b) He asked that he was going to college just then.
(c) He said that he was going to college just then.
(d) He asked that he was going to college just now.
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69. The teacher said to the student “Can you explain this?”
(a) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain this.
(b) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain that.
(c) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain this.
(d) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
70. Ramu said, “My master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.”
(a) Ramu said that his master planned to build a huge house in Khandala.
(b) Ramu said that his master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
(c) Ramu said that his master’s plan is to build a huge house in Khandala.
(d) Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
71. Nandita said to Nitin, “Can you solve this sum?"
(a) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve this sum.
(b) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve that sum.
(c) Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
(d) Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve that sum.
72. He said, “How lovely the scene is!”
(a) He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely.
(b) He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
(c) He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
(d) He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely.
73. Bill said, “I am here to help you all.”
(a) Bill said that he is here to help you all.
(b) Bill said that he was there to help us all.
(c) Bill said that he was here to help us all.
(d) Bill said that he is there to help us all.
74. The kids yelled in a loud voice, “We love our family.”
(a) The kids yelled loudly that they love our family.
(b) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved their family.
(c) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved our family.
(d) The kids were shouting loudly that they loved their family.
75. He said to me, “Please visit my company tomorrow”.
(a) He said to me to visit his company tomorrow.
(b) He requested me to visit his company tomorrow.
(c) He requested me to visit his company the next day.
(d) He said to me to visit his company the next day.
76. He said, “My parents are arriving tomorrow”.
(a) He said that his parents are arriving the next day.
(b) He said that his parents were arriving the next day.
(c) He said that his parents are arriving tomorrow.
(d) He said that his parents have arrived the next day.
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77. He said, “How cruel of him!”
(a) He remarked that it was very cruel of him.
(b) He remarked on his great cruelty.
(c) He remark that it was very cruel of him.
(d) He remarked that it is very cruel of him.
78. “How did it get here?” She wanted to know.
(a) She wanted to know how did it get here.
(b) She wanted to know how it had got there.
(c) She wanted to know how did it got there.
(d) She wanted to know how it get there.
79. The author said, “It took me three years to finish the novel.”
(a) The author said that it took him three years to finish the novel.
(b) The author said that it had taken me three years to finish the novel.
(c) The author said that it would take him three years to finish the novel
(d) The author said that it had taken him three years to finish the novel.
80. “Go away!” she said to the man, “do not trouble your family anymore”.
(a) She asked the man to go away and not trouble the family any more.
(b) She asked the man not to trouble the family that was away, any more.
(c) She asked the man not to trouble your family any more and go away.
(d) She asked the man to go away and not to trouble his family any more.
81. He asked me, “Have you finished reading the magazine?”
(a) He asked me whether I had finished reading the magazine.
(b) He asked me if had I finished reading the magazine.
(c) He asked me if I have finished reading the magazine.
(d) He asked me whether I finished reading the magazine.
82. He said, “We have done our work.”
(a) He said that he had done his work.
(b) He said that they have done their work.
(c) He said that they had done their work.
(d) He said that they should do their work.
83. “I’m sorry I’m unable to repay the loan in time,” said the customer.
(a) The customer regrets that he was unable to repay the loan in time.
(b) The customer regretted that he is unable to repay the loan in time.
(c) The customer regretted that he was unable to repay the loan in time.
(d) The customer said that he could be unable to repay the loan in time.
84. “Please, take me to the officer,” said the visitor.
(a) The visitor requested them to take him to the officer.
(b) The visitor told them to take him to the officer.
(c) The visitor requested for the officer to be taken.
(d) The visitor wanted the officer to take him there.
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85. Nitin said, “What a pleasant atmosphere this place has!”
(a) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place was a pleasant atmosphere.
(b) Nitin exclaimed with joy that was a pleasant atmosphere in that place.
(c) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place had a pleasant atmosphere.
(d) Nitin exclaimed with joy that what a pleasant atmosphere that place had.
86. Aarti said, “I am in a hurry today.”
(a) Aarti said that she was in a hurry that day.
(b) Aarti said that I am in a hurry today.
(c) Aarti said that she is in a hurry today.
(d) Aarti said that she is in a hurry that day.
87. They said, “We are practising for the next match.”
(a) They said that they are practising for the next match.
(b) They said that they practised for the next match.
(c) They said that they were practising for the next match.
(d) They said they were going to practise for the next match.
88. He said, “ May you live long.”
(a) He suggested that my life might be long.
(b) He prayed that my life might be long.
(c) He prayed that my life may be longer.
(d) He declared that my life is longer.
89. “When did you meet my brother?” She asked me.
(a) She wanted to know when did I meet her brother.
(b) She asked when did I meet my brother.
(c) She asked me when I had met her brother.
(d) She wants to know when I had met my brother.
90. Ruby requested me to lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.
(a) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 the next day.”
(b) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.”
(c) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
(d) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
91. “You’d better leave the dog along,” the man said.
(a) The man said to me to leave the dog alone.
(b) The man told me to better leave the dog alone.
(c) the man warned me to leave the dog alone.
(d) The man said I should leave the dog alone.
92. “I’d have enjoyed the journey more if the man next to me hadn’t snored all the
time,” said John.
(a) John said that he enjoyed the journey but the man next to me snored.
(b) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey more if the man next to him
hadn’t snored all the time.
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(c) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey if the next man hadn’t snored
all the time.
(d) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey if the man next to him did not
snore.
93. A poet said, “The night is dark and I am far from home.”
(a) A poet said that the night was dark and he was far from home.
(b) A poet told his friend that the night is dark and that he is far from home.
(c) The friend was told by the poet that the night was dark and he was far from home.
(d) A poet said that the night is dark and he is far from home.
94. The players reported that the spectators were cheering while they were playing.
(a) “The spectators have been cheering while we played.”, said the players.
(b) “The spectators cheered while we were playing.”, said the players.
(c) “The spectators were cheering while we were playing.”, said the players.
(d) “The spectators played while we cheered.”, said the players.
95. She requested the boys to listen to what she was saying.
(a) She said to the boys, “Please listen to what I am saying.”
(b) I said to the boys, “Listen to what I am saying.”
(c) She said, “Boys, listen to what I was saying.”
(d) She said, “I requested you to listen to what I am saying.”
96. “Do you want balloons ?” he said to the child.
(a) He asked the child if it wanted balloons.
(b) He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.
(c) He asked the child did it want balloons.
(d) He asked the child if it would want balloons.
97. She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”
(a) She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.
(b) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(c) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(d) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.
98. She said “You can leave the books here.”
(a) She said that they can leave the books there.
(b) She said that they could leave the books there.
(c) She said that they can leave the books here.
(d) She said that they could leave the books here.
99. My friend said “I am leaving today.”
(a) My friend said that he is leaving today.
(b) My friend said that he was leaving today.
(c) My friend said that he leaves today.
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100. Mukta said to Puneet, “My mother is a good cook.”
(a) Mukta told Puneet that her mother was a good cook.
(b) Mukta told Puneet that my mother was a good cook.
(c) Mukta told to Puneet that her mother is a good cook.
(d) Mukta asked Puneet that her mother is a good cook.
101. The commander said to the army, “March forward”.
(a) The commander asked the army march forward.
(b) The commander ordered the army to march forward.
(c) The commander requested the army to go forward.
(d) The army requested the commander to march.
102. He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.”
(a) He promised that he will do it tomorrow.
(b) He promised that he will do it the next day.
(c) He promised that he would do it tomorrow.
(d) He promised that he would do it the next day.
103. Geeta said, “I did not do this deliberately.”
(a) Geeta said that I had not done that deliberately.
(b) Geeta said that she had not done that deliberately.
(c) Geeta said that she has not done this deliberately.
(d) Geeta said that I have not done this deliberately.
104. She said, “I’m afraid we are rather late!”
(a) She exclaimed that they were frightened of being late.
(b) She exclaimed that she was afraid that they were rather late.
(c) She shouted that they were scared that they would be late.
(d) She screamed that she was worried that they would all be late.
105. She said to me, “What can I do for you ?”
(a) She asked me what she could do for me.
(b) She asked me what can she do for me.
(c) She asked me what she can do for me.
(d) She asked me whether she can do anything for me.
106. He said, ‘Alas! I am undone !’
(a) He said that it was his undoing.
(b) He exclaimed pathetically that he was undone.
(c) He stated that he was undone.
(d) He cried that he was being undone.
107. “I shall unlock the secrets of their success,” he said.
(a) He said that he shall unlock the secrets of their success.
(b) He said that he should unlock the secrets of their success.
(c) He said that he would unlock the secrets of their success.
(d) He said that he will unlock the secrets of their success.
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108. “I wonder what he wants of us,” said Quint.
(a) Quint said that he was wondering what he wanted of them.
(b) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of us.
(c) Quint said he wondered what he wants of them.
(d) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of them.
109. Dinesh said, “I want to eat a good mango one of these days.”
(a) Dinesh said he wants to eat a good mango one of these days.
(b) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of those days.
(c) Dinesh said that he wants to eat a good mango one of those days.
(d) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of these days.
110. He said, “I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.”
(a) He said that he will intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(b) lie said that he should intend to leave for Delhi that night.
(c) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(d) He said that his intention is to leave for Delhi tonight.
111. He said, “The Sun rises in the east.”
(a) He said that the Sun rised in the east.
(b) He said that the Sun rises in the east.
(c) He said that the Sun will rise in the east.
(d) He said that the Sun may rise in the east.
112. Ram asked Krishna, “Where are you going today?”
(a) Ram asked Krishna where he was going that day.
(b) Ram asked Krishna as to where he was going on the previous day.
(c) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the next day.
(d) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the day before.
113. He said, “What a fool Tom is!”
(a) He exclaimed that he was a big fool.
(b) He exclaimed that Tom was a big fool.
(c) He wondered what kind of a fool Tom was.
(d) He claimed that Tom was a big fool.
114. “What kind of scheme do you have ?” Amif said to the insurance agent.
(a) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she had.
(b) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she has.
(c) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she is having.
(d) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she was having.
115. The doctor said to the patient, “Take complete rest.”
(a) The doctor told to the patient that take complete rest.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest.
(c) The doctor suggested the patient to take complete rest.
(d) The doctor asked the patient take complete rest.
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116. Mini said to me, “I have bought this flat for my mother.”
(a) Mini told that she had bought that flat for her mother.
(b) Mini said that she bought that flat for her mother.
(c) Mini said she has bought that flat for her mother.
(d) Mini told me that she had bought that flat for her mother.
117. He said, “I will come again.”
(a) He said that he will come again.
(b) He says he is coming again.
(c) He says he’ll come again.
(d) He said that he would come again.
118. “Don’t do any more work until you have had a rest,” her mother said to her.
(a) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she has had a rest.
(b) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she had had a rest.
(c) Her mother advised her that she not do any more work until she had had a rest.
(d) Her mother advised her that she need not do any more work until she had had
a rest.
119. “Make me another suit like this,” he said to the tailor.
(a) He asked the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(b) He asks the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(c) He told the tailor to make him another suit like that.
(d) He told the tailor to make me another suit like this.
120. My Principal told me, “Don’t conduct any test tomorrow.”
(a) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(b) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(c) My Principal ordered me don’t conduct any test.
(d) My Principal ordered me not to conduct any test the next day.
121. Kiran said to me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?
(a) Kiran asked me if I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night
(b) Kiran asked me if I had seen the cricket match on television the previous
night
(c) Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night
(d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night
122. David said to Anna, “Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.”
(a) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow
(b) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day
(c) David told to Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow
(d) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day
123. I said to him, “Why are you working so hard ?”
(a) I asked him why he was working so hard
(b) I asked him why was he working so hard
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(c) I asked him why he had been working so hard
(d) I asked him why had he been working so hard
124. Pooja said, “Ridhi, do you want another cake?”
(a) Pooja asked Ridhi do you want another cake.
(b) Pooja asked Ridhi if she wanted another cake.
(c) Pooja said to Ridhi you wanted another cake.
(d) Pooja said if you wanted another cake.
125. The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?”
(a) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening
(b) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening
(c) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening
(d) The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening
126. He ordered his servant to do as he was told.
(a) He ordered his servant, “Do as you are told.”
(b) He said to his servant, “Do as you are told.”
(c) He said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”
(d) He said to his servant, “Do as you were told.”
127. He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”
(a) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words
(b) He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words
(c) He said they should be quiet and listen to his words
(d) He said you should be quiet and listen to my words
128. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”
(a) He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire
(b) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire
(c) He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire
(d) He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire
129. “I have seen the film before” Sunita says.
(a) Sunita said that she had seen the film before.
(b) Sunita says that she has seen the film before.
(c) Sunita said that the film was seen by her before.
(d) Sunita said that she saw the film earlier.
130. Pawan said to me, “If I hear any news, I’ll phone you.”
(a) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me
(b) Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he will phone me
(c) Pawan told me if he had heard any news, he would phone me
(d) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me
131. The teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations ! Wish you success in life.”
(a) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said wish you success in life
(b) The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Mahesh
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(c) The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him success life
(d) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life
132. The poor examinee said, “O God! take pity on me.”
(a) The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him
(b) The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him
(c) The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him
(d) The poor examine asked God to take pity on him
133. “Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you ?”
(a) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him
(b) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him
(c) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him
(d) I enquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up
134. Seeta said to me, “Can you give me your pen ?”
(a) Seeta asked me can I give her my pen
(b) Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen
(c) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen
(d) Seeta asked me if I gave her my pen
135. The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
(a) The father warned his son, “Beware of him !”
(b) The father warned his son, “Watch that chap !”
(c) The father warned his son, “Be careful about him.”
(d) The father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap.”
136. Manna said to Rohan, “Have you sat in a trolley bus before ?”
(a) Manna asked Rohan whether he had sat in a trolley bus earlier.
(b) Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
(c) Manna asked Rohan-if he sat on a trolley bus before.
(d) Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus
137. Farhan said to Geeta, “Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?”
(a) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
(b) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
(c) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
(d) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
138. “What about going for a swim,” he said, “It’s quite fine now.”
(a) He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then
(b) He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(c) He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(d) He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
139. “You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”
(a) He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
(b) He said that you couldn’t bathe in that sea if it was very rough.
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(c) He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
(d) He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
140. Jagdish said, “We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa.”
(a) Jagdish said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
(b) Jagdish said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
(c) Jagdish said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on
a trip to Goa.
(d) Jagdish said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
141. He said to me, “I expect you to attend the function.”
(a) He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
(b) He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
(c) He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
(d) He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
142. He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me ?”
(a) He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
(b) He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
(c) He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
(d) He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
143. Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Eliza ?”
(a) Dinesh asked whether Eliza was going to the party the next day.
(b) Dinesh asked Eliza whether you are going to the party the next day.
(c) Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the next day.
(d) Dinesh asked Eliza are you going to the party tomorrow.
144. John said, “How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa?”
(a) John asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(b) John asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(c) John asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(d) John was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
145. “What did you see at the South Pole ?” Ashok asked Anil.
(a) Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
(b) Ashok asked Anil what he had. seen at the South Pole.
(c) Ashok asked Anil what did he see at the South Pole.
(d) Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
146. “Do you want some more sweets ?” asked my friend.
(a) My friend asked me if I want some more sweets.
(b) My friend said to me if I wanted some more sweets.
(c) My friend asked me whether I wanted some more sweets.
(d) My friend asked me that I wanted some more sweets.

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147. I said to my sister, “I brought you a doll yesterday.”
(a) I told my sister that I brought you a doll the previous day.
(b) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the previous day.
(c) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday.
(d) I told my sister that I brought her a doll yesterday.
148. The captain said to the army, “March forward, now.”
(a) The captain said to the army that march forward now.
(b) The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
(c) The captain ordered the army to march on that day.
(d) The captain ordered the army to attack the enemy.
149. They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.”
(a) They said that they have lived there for a long time.
(b) They said that they lived here for a long time.
(c) They said that they had lived there for a long time.
(d) They said that they have lived for a long time.
150. “Would you open the door please ?”
(a) She asked me to please open the door.
(b) She requested me to open the door.
(c) She requested me to please open the door.
(d) She asked me open the door.
151. The teacher said, “Gandhiji was born in India.”
(a) The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India.
(b) The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India.
(c) The teacher said that Gandhiji had born in India.
(d) The teacher said that Gandhiji was bom in India.
152. “Where do you live ?” asked the stranger.
(a) The stranger asked where I lived.
(b) The stranger enquired where I was living.
(c) The stranger questioned where did live.
(d) The stranger wanted to know where I live.
153. I said to him, “How do you know this ?”
(a) I asked him how I knew that.
(b) I asked him that how he knew that.
(c) I told him how I knew that.
(d) I asked him how he knew that.
154. He said, “We are all sinners.”
(a) He said that we are all sinners.
(b) He said they were all sinners.
(c) He said that he was a sinner.
(d) He said all were sinners.
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155. “Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house ?” He said to
the foreigner.
(a) He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.
(b) He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.
(c) He said the foreigner that to take off His shoes before entered the house.
(d) Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.
156. “I lost my book yesterday”, she said to her teacher.
(a) She admitted to her teacher that she had lost her book the previous day.
(b) To her teacher she was admitted that she has lost her book the previous day.
(c) She admitted losing her book to her teacher yesterday.
(d) She said to her teacher that I have lost my book the previous day.
157. They said, “The boy will soon be found and we will bring him.”
(a) They said that boy would be found and brought.
(b) They said that the boy would soon be found, and that they would bring him.
(c) They informed him that the boy would soon be found, and they ought to bring him.
(d) They told that the boy will be found soon and they will bring him.
158. “Stop talking children,” said the teacher.
(a) The teacher ordered the children to stop talking.
(b) The teacher asked the children to stop talking.
(c) The teacher told to the children to stop talking.
(d) The teacher said the children to stop talking.
159. The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
(a) The teacher stated: “The Earth has been moving round the Sun.
(b) The teacher said, “The Earth is moving round the Sun.”
(c) The teacher said, “The Earth will move round the Sun.”
(d) The teacher said, “The Earth moves round The Sun.”
160. The lady said that they had been witnessing the programme.
(a) The lady said, “We were witnessing the programme.”
(b) The lady says, “We are witnessing the programme.”
(c) The lady said, “We witnessed the programme.”
(d) The lady says, “We had witnessed the programme.”
161. The Principal told us, “Wait here till I return.”
(a) The Principal told us wait here till her return.
(b) The Principal told us to wait there till he returned.
(c) The Principal told us to wait there till I return.
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162. My mother said to me, “Who is your best friend?”
(a) My mother questioned me as to who my best friend was.
(b) My mother asked me who was my best friend.
(c) My mother asked me who my best friend was.
(d) My mother asked me who my best friend is.
163. The teacher said to the boys, “If you do your best you will surely pass.”
(a) The teacher asked the boys to work hard so that they can pass.
(b) The teacher told the boys that unless they work hard they will not pass.
(c) The teacher requested the boys that if they work better, they will surely pass.
(d) They teacher told the boys that if they did their best they would surely pass.
164. The boy pleaded that he had not stolen the book.
(a) The boy said, “I don’t steal the book.”
(b) The boy said, “I didn’t steal the book.”
(c) They boy said, “I hadn’t stolen the book.”
(d) The boy said, “I haven’t stolen the book.”
165. Kavitha said, “I saw the photograph.”
(a) Kavitha told that she saw the photograph.
(b) Kavitha said that she had seen the photograph.
(c) Kavitha said that the photograph was seen by her.
(d) Kavitha said that she has seen the photograph.
166. The king said to his man, “Put the man in prison.”
(a) The king implored his men to put the man in prison.
(b) The king commanded his men to put the man in prison.
(c) The king requested his men to put the man in prison.
(d) The king informed his men to put the man in prison.
167. He said, “I have made a kite.”
(a) He says that he made a kite.
(b) He will say that he had made a kite.
(c) He said that I had made a kite.
(d) He said that he had made a kite.
168. Dravid’s neighbour said, “Do you like to play golf?”
(a) Dravid’s neighbour questioned him and said if he liked to play golf.
(b) Dravid’s neighbour asked him to like golf.
(c) Dravid’s neighbour asked him if he would like to play golf.
(d) Dravid’s neighbour asked him if he liked to play golf.

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169. She announced that they had selected Pradeep as their leader.
(a) She said, “Pradeep is our leader.”
(b) She announced, “We have selected Pradeep as our leader.”
(c) She announced, “Let us select Pradeep as our leader.”
(d) She declared, “Pradeep had been selected as our leader.”
170. He told the boy not to sit there.
(a) “Didn’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
(b) “Don’t sit there,” he said to the boy.
(c) “Didn’t sit there,” he said to the boy.
(d) “Don’t sit here,” he said to the boy.

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c)
10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a)
19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (b)
28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (a)
37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (b) 41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (c)
46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. (d)
55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (a) 62. (b) 63. (a)
64. (d) 65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (c) 69. (d) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (c)
73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (d) 81. (a)
82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (d)
100. (a) 101. (b) 102. (d) 103. (b) 104. (b) 105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (d)
109. (b) 110. (c) 111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (b) 114. (a) 115. (b) 116. (d) 117. (d)
118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (d) 121. (b) 122. (d) 123. (a) 124. (b) 125. (c) 126. (b)
127. (a) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (d) 131. (d) 132. (b) 133.(b) 134. (c) 135. (a)
136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (a) 139. (c) 140. (c) 141. (d) 142. (a) 143. (c) 144.(c)
145. (b) 146. (c) 147. (b) 148. (b) 149. (c) 150. (b) 151. (d) 152. (a) 153. (d)
154. (a) 155.(a) 156.(a) 157. (b) 158. (a) 159. (d) 160.(a) 161. (b) 162. (c)
163. (d) 164. (d) 165. (b) 166. (b) 167. (d) 168. (d) 169. (b) 170. (d)

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SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He said/ (b) that / (c) he will come. / (d) No error
2. (a) He said/ (b) that / (c) I shall work hard if I want to pass. / (d) No error
3. (a) He asked me/ (b) that if / (c) I was fine./ (d) No error
4. (a) He asked me/ (b) that what / (c) had happened./ (d) No error
5. (a) He asked me/ (b) what / (c) did I say about him./ (d) No error
6. (a) He told to me / (b) that / (c) the Sun is a star./ (d) No error
7. (a) The king commanded to / (b) call the/ (c) first witness./ (d) No error
8. (a) The judge asked me / (b) if I knew the / (c) accused or not./ (d) No error
9. (a) Ram was telling / (b) that everyone / (c) was happy with the bonus./ (d) No error
10. (a) My teacher said that / (b) a bad carpenter / (c) fights with his tools./ (d) No error
11. (a) She ordered the servant shut / (b) the door / (c) and leave the room./ (d) No
error
12. (a) She exclaimed with surprise / (b) that / (c) how tall has she grown./ (d) No error
13. (a)The teacher asked the little boy/(b) if he knows the / (c) correct answer to the
question./(d) No error
14. (a) Mother allowed me to / (b) go wherever/ (c) I want./ (d) No error
15. (a) The father forbade his son / (b) not to make the / (c) same mistake again./ (d)
No error
16. (a) He exclaimed with sorrow / (b) that his father died just two / (c) months before. /
(d) No Error.
17. (a) She requested him/ (b) to take her to the doctor / (c) as she has very high fever. /
(D) No Error
18. (a) When my boss said / (b) that he was coming to see / (c) me the next day, I
wondered what problems he will have with me. / (d) No Error
19. (a) I suggested that she should / (b) stay at home if it / (c) rained but she does not
give any answer. / (d) No Error
20. (a) He asked me / (b) why had I gone to office / (c) when I knew there would be
fewer buses on road that day. / (d) No Error
21. (a) My friend asked me / (b) what could she do/ (c) for me in that critical situation.
/ (d) No Error
22. (a) The Government warned the multiplexes that if / (b) they continue charging
prices higher than MRP , their / (c) licences would be cancelled. / (d) No Error
23. (a) My father told me / (b) that if I work for the / (c) betterment of mankind, God
would certainly do good to me . / (d) No Error
24. (a) My teacher wanted to know / (b) if I had done / (c) the homework or not. / (d) No
Error
25. (a) She says, “I studied / (b) hard so that I / (c) may get good marks/ (d) No Error
26. (a) She said that she was going to / (b) theatre and wanted to know that I could /
(c) accompany him. / (E) No Error
27. (a) She requested me / (b) to wait for her / (c) until she returns from school. / (d) No Error
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28. (a) The players exclaimed / (b) with joy that / (c) they have won the match / (d) No
Error
29. (a) The Principal said / (b) that the gates should / (c) be locked as the classes have
started. / (d) No Error
30. (a) He told us / (b) that / (c) he has not read the book. / (d) No Error

Answers with explanation

1. (c) will ds LFkkuwould
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Said (Reporting Verb) Past esa gSA reported
vr% speech
(he will come) Hkh past esa gksuk pkfg,A
2. (c) Shall ds LFkkushouldij dk iz;ksx djsa vkSj
want ds LFkkuwanted
ij dkA (okD; 1 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
3. (b) ‘that’ ,oa‘if’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gksrkA 'that';gk¡
gVk nsaA vxj dksbZ loky iqNk tkrk gS vkSj loky
‘wh family’ dk ugha gksrk gS rks
Conjunction ‘if’ vFkok‘whether’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
4. (b) ‘that’ ,oa‘what’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ughaa gksxkA ‘that’ ;gk¡
dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA vxj‘whloky
family’
dk gks rks fdlh Conjunction
Hkh dk iz;ksx ugh gksrk gSA
5. (c) Reported speech esa Question form dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA ‘did Ivr%
say’ ds LFkku‘Iijsaid’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
6. (a) 'Tell' ,oa'told' ds lkFk
‘to’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
7. (a) Commanded ds ckn ,d object (them/ him bR;kfn) dk iz;ksx t:jh gksrk gSA
Commanded
ds vykokreporting verbs tell , told, advise, forbid bR;kfn ds ckn Hkhobject
,d dk mYys[k
gksuk t:jh gksrk gSA
8. (b) ‘if’ ds LFkku‘whether’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA okD; ds‘or
varnot’
esa dk iz;ksx gks jgk gSA
‘whether…….or’
Co-relative gSA ‘If’ dk tksM+k
‘or’ ugha gksrk gSA
9. (a) Telling ds ckn ,d object dk mYys[k gksuk pkfg,A (okD; 7 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
10. (d) okD; lgh gSAReported speech ,d dgkor (idiom) gSA vr% Present ;g tense esa gks ldrk gSA
11. (a) shut ds igys ‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA Imperative sentences (vkns'k o fuosnu okys okD;) esa
Conjunction 'to' dk iz;ksx gksxk A
12. (c) ‘How tall has she grown’ interrogative form esa gSAformation
lgh gksxk‘She has grown
very tall'.
13. (b) Knows ds LFkkuknew ij dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 1 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
14. (c) ‘I want’ dks‘I wanted esa ifjofrZr djsaA
to ds ckn rks
V1 dk iz;ksx
(go) lgh gS ysfdu mlds ckn
fu;ekuqlkjV2 dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,A
15. (b) ‘forbade’ dk vFkZ gS ^euk djuk* @ vxj 'kCn vFkZ esa udkjkRed gks rksdk
‘not’ mlds
iz;ksx
lkFk
ugha
gksrkA vU; 'kCn ftudsnot lkFkdk iz;ksx ugha gksrk&
Until, Unless, deny, decline ,oalestA
uksV%& Both ds lkFk gh‘not’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
tSls%& Both of them did not go. ( ×)
Neither of them went. ()
16. (b) ‘died’ ds igys 'had' dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Simple Past' 'past perfect' esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
17. (c) ‘has’ ds LFkku'had'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA Indirect Speech esa'Simple Present', 'Simple Past'
esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
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18. (c) ‘Will’ dk 'would' esa ifjofrZr djsaA Indirect Speech esawill/shall dkswould/should esa
ifjofrZr dj fn;k tkrk gSA
19. (c) ‘does not’ dks'did not' esa ifjofrZr djsaA'Simple Present', 'Simple Past' esa ifjofrZr dj fn;k
tkrk gSA
20. (b) ‘had’ dk iz;ksx 'I' ds ckn djsaA
Indirect Speech esa'Question Form' ugha cfYd 'sentence
form' dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
21. (b) ‘She’ ds ckn'Could' dk iz;ksx djsaA Indirect Speech esa'Question Form' dkA
22. (b) ‘Continue’ dk Past 'Continued' gksxkA Indirect Speech esa'Simple Present' 'Simple
Past' esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
23. (b) ‘Work’ dks'worked' esa ifjofrZr djsa (okD; 22 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
24. (b) ‘if’ dks'whether' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
'if' dk tksM+k
'or' ugha cfYd
'whether....or' lgh pair gSA
25. (c) ‘May’ dks'Might' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
26. (b) ‘that’ dks'if' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
27. (c) ‘returns’ dks'returned' esa ifjofrZr djsaA 'Simple Present' dk 'Simple Past' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
28. (c) ‘have’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
'Indirect Speech' esa'Present Perfect' dks'Past Perfect'
esa ifjofrZr djsaA
29. (c) ‘have’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA (okD; 28 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA)
30. (c) ‘has’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA (okD; 28 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA)

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