Direct Speech | MCQs

Explanation

"He asked Ali to sit down" is correct.

It converts the direct command into reported speech.

Using "asked" maintains the polite request.

It removes quotation marks and rephrases for indirect reporting.

Explanation

He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene

Exclamatory sentences change to “exclaimed that” in indirect speech.

The sentence expresses strong emotion, so “exclaimed” is used appropriately.

Explanation

• The correct indirect sentence is: He proposed that they should wait for the award.
• The direct statement "Let us wait for the award" implies a suggestion or proposal.
• The word "proposed" accurately captures the intention of the original statement in indirect speech.

Explanation

Explanation

 In the indirect version, the statement is reported as a request or instruction from the speaker ("She") to the listener ("me").

Additionally, the direct question "why" is incorporated into the reported speech as part of the speaker's inquiry about the listener's actions.

Explanation

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the words spoken are reported rather than quoted directly. In this case, the direct speech is:

"He said to me, 'Please help me.'"

To convert this to indirect speech, we use the verb "requested" to report the action, and the words spoken are rephrased as:

"He requested me to help him."

Explanation

She asked how she, a girl, who could not ride or use sword or lance, could be of any help. Rather would she stay at home and spin beside her dear mother.

The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked" to match the question format in indirect speech.

Tenses are correctly shifted from present to past ("can" → "could", "cannot" → "could not").

The rest of the sentence maintains the original meaning and structure.

Explanation

She said that she would call me the next day.

In indirect speech, "will" changes to "would," and "tomorrow" becomes "the next day" to reflect the shift in time.

Explanation

He thanked him for his kind help. (Indirect)

said to ⇒ thanked

you ⇒ him

your ⇒ his

Explanation

Direct Speech: He said, 'By God I am not guilty'.

Indirect speech: He swore by God that he was not guilty. 

Present Tense changes into Past Tense.

He is  changes into He was.

Use second form of verb (swore)

Remove inverted commas.

AGM 30.4.23