Direction.
In 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 sage said, God helps those who help themselves
The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
The rage said God will help those who will help themselves.
Correct Answer :
A. The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
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The teacher said to him, Is not poverty a curse?
The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.
The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.
The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse
The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse
He said that we are all born to die.
He said, We are all born to die.
He said, We have all been born to die.
He exclaimed, We were all born to die.
He said, We were all born to die.
Sarita said to me, I will do it now or never.
Sarita told me that I would do it then or never.
Sarita told me that she would do it now or never.
Sarita told me tht she will do that now or never.
Sarita told me that she would do it then or never.
Manna asked Rohan, Have you sat in a trolley bus before?
Manna asked Rohan whether he had sat in a trolley bus earlier.
Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
Manna asked Rohan if he sat on a trolley bus before.
Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus
My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.
Please bring me a sandwich, said my friend.
He said, My friend, please bring me a sandwich.
Please bring my friend a sandwich., said he.
My friend said, Will you bring me a sandwich.
She said to him, Why dont you go today?
She said to him that why he dont go today.
She asked him if he was going that day.
She asked him why he did not go today.
She asked him why he did not go that day.
She said, Good bye Ramesh.
She bade Ramesh good bye.
She bade to Ramesh good bye.
She bids Ramesh good bye.
She had bade Ramesh good bye.
He said to her, Dont read so fast.
He told her not to read so fast.
He advised her dont read so fast.
He requested her not to read so fast.
He ordered her not to read so fast.
The Manager said, Well, what can I do for you?
The Manager asked what he could do for him.
The Manager woundered what he could do for him.
The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.
The Manager said that he couldnt do any for him.
The sage said, God helps those who help themselves
The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.
The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
The rage said God will help those who will help themselves.
You will say, I am ill.
You would say that you are ill.
You would say that you were ill.
You will say that you are ill.
You will say that you were ill.
The employer said to the workman, I cannot pay you higher wages.
The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
The employer forbade the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.
The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
He said to them, Dont make a noise.
He told them that dont make a noise.
He told them not to make noise.
He told them not to make a noise.
He asked them not to make a noise.
Mrs. Shankar said, I know what it is to be depressed.
Mrs. Shankar is depressed she said.
Mrs. Shankar said that she was knowing what it was to be depressed.
Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what it was to be depressed.
Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to be depressed.
He said, May God Grant her peace!
He prayed that God might grant her peace
He ordered that God might grant her peace
He prayed that God may grant me peace.
He told that God may grant me peace.
Moti asked Gangu whether the latter was in his senses.
Gangu, are you in your senses ? asked Moti.
Are you senseless, Gangu ? asked Moti.
Hey Gangu, are you in your senses now ? asked Moti.
Gangu, have you lost your senses ? asked Moti.
I said to him, Why are you working so hard?
I asked him why was he working so hard
I asked him why he had been working so hard
I asked him why he was working so hard
I asked him why had he been working so hard
He said, I was doing it.
He said that he did it.
He said that he has done it.
He said that he had done it.
He said that he had been doing it.
He said, May God grant peace to the departed soul
He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
He said, If I had the tools I could mend the car.
He said that if he had the tools he could mend the car.
He tells that he had the tools he could mend the car.
He told he could mend the car.
He said I could mend the car if I have the tools.
I dont know the way. Do you? he asked.
He said that he didnt know the way and did I know it.
He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
He said that he didnt know the way and asked me if I did.
He asked me if I knew the way which he didnt.
I said to my brother, Let us go to some hill station for a change.
I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world.
The old man said, I am going to leave the world soon.
The old man said, I shall soon be leaving the world.
The old man said, I would soon leave the world.
The old man said, I am soon leaving the world.
He said, I have read this novel.
He said that he had read that novel.
He said that he had read this novel.
He said that he read that novel.
He said that he has read this novel.
His father said that it was time he visited his uncle.
It is time you visit your uncle, said his father.
It was time you visited your uncle, said his father.
It is time you visited my uncle, said his father
It is time you visited your uncle, said his father.
Sita said. I may go there.
Sita said that she might go there.
Sita says that she may go there.
Sita said that she will go there.
Sita says that she is going there.
Mohan said to me, Do not tell a lie.
Mohan forbade me not to tell a lie.
Mohan advised me not to tell a lie.
Mohan ordered me to tell a lie.
Mohan advised me to tell a lie.
I said to him,who teaches you English?
I asked him who was taught him English
I asked him who had taught him English
I asked him who taught me English
I asked him who taught him English
Who now, they had asked, will listen to our troubles and protect us from the crocodiles ?
They had wanted to know who will now listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
They wanted to know who will listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
They had wanted to know who would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
He says that he is very sorry.
He said. He is very sorry
He told me. I felt sorry
He says, I am very sorry
He said. He was very sorry